def addEmptyInitiator(self, successorObjects):
print("Adding empty initiator phoneme...")
# Create empty-phoneme object
emptySymbol = ""
emptyType = "initiator"
emptyExample = "not applicable"
baseProbability = 0
positionalProbability = 1
emptyGraphemes = [("", utils.determinePopularityProbability())]
emptyInitiator = Phoneme.Phoneme(emptySymbol, emptyType, emptyExample, baseProbability, positionalProbability, emptyGraphemes)
# Provide all phonemes as successors of the initiator with equal probability
baseProbability = 1.0
# Probability that for each successor stored in dict, keyed on successor phonemeSymbol
successorProbabilities = dict()
for successorKey in successorObjects:
successorProbabilities[successorKey] = successorObjects[successorKey].getNoiseAlteredBaseProb()
# Place empty initiator as single phoneme in list,
# Corresponding list with recently created dict of successor probabilities also placed in list
self.addSequenceOfSuccessors([emptyInitiator], [successorProbabilities], successorObjects)
# Add the empty initiator to dictionary
self.phonemeObjects[""] = emptyInitiator
def grantPhonemesRandomBaseProbabilities(self):
for phonemeKey in self.phonemeObjects:
self.phonemeObjects[phonemeKey].baseProbability = utils.determinePopularityProbability()
