Instructions and reference card included
Macintosh version on CD-ROM, $20.00
Windows version on CD-ROM, $20.00
Moraic is a TrueType font which allows you to connect adjacent levels of phonological structures quickly and easily, right in your word processor. Moraic gives you solid, dashed, and barred lines, all as simple keystrokes. It also includes a companion font (MoraicFlip) which lets you build structures upside-down. You can put the text of your structures in any fonts you want, formatted however you want. Moraic works with any Macintosh or Windows application. Moraic cannot be used to connect non-adjacent levels directly, but it is very handy for simple structures. A key map and detailed instructions are included.
System requirements are System 7 or higher for the Macintosh version, or Windows 3.1 or higher for the Windows version.
How to use Moraic
This section is excerpted from the instructions which accompany Moraic.
Moraic provides the connecting lines you need to show various phonological structures. Actual text for the nodes of a structure can be in any font you like, and can be formatted in any manner.
The easiest way to create a tree is generally to type in the text for the nodes in approximately the positions you want. Then go back to a spot where you want connecting lines, select Moraic from the font menu, and press the appropriate keys. Finally, use spaces or tabs to move everything into place.
For example, say you want to create a simple structure with a sigma dominating C V C. Type a sigma, hit return twice, and then type C V C:
Then go back to the blank line between the sigma and C V C, select Moraic from the font menu, and type 3g8:
Finally, space everything into place:
Each line is entered individually, so you can mix and match different types of lines at different angles.
