ginger

This is a set of tools I am using to play the game Ginger. It contains a text copy of the in-game dictionary, the inputs for each speech sound, and a tool for searching the dictionary. The search tool requires Node.js to run.

The search tool can be invoked by running ./search with any of the following options:

• -d WORD: find entries that define WORD
• -u WORD: find entries that make use of WORD
• -t TYPE: find entries with definitions of type TYPE
• -T: list all word types with their frequencies
• -s count: sorts the results by how many definitions the word is used in, rather than the default alphabetical order
• -x: apply translations from translations.txt to the output

The -d and -u options can be used multiple times to search on several terms at once. They also support pattern matching, wherein WORD can take the following forms:

• STR: searches for an exact match on STR
• X.Y: matches words that begin with X and end with Y; either X or Y may be empty
• .STR.: searches for words that contain STR

For example, search -d subt. finds the definitions for words begining with subt.

One further option is available for displaying the possible pronunciations of a word, e.g.:

$ ./search -p ginger

- g|in|g|er     @↓.↑ / @↓→. / @↓.↑ / ←.↓
- g|in|ge|r     @↓.↑ / @↓→. / @↓.← / ↓↑.
- g|in|g|e|r    @↓.↑ / @↓→. / @↓.↑ / @_←. / ↓↑. 

The -p option shows all the ways the given word can be broken into phonemes, and how to input those phonemes. An @ means the sound is voiced, the first arrow shows how to move the tongue, (or _ for no input), and the second arrow how to move the lips. A . before the lips instruction means the "speak" button should be pressed before the lips, and a . after means the opposite.

For example:

• ←.↓ means tongue left, speak, lips down
• @_←. means voiced, no tongue input, lips left, speak