Feature matrix

A feature matrix is a set of features that characterizes a given set of linguistic units with respect to a finite set of properties.

In lexical semantics, feature matrices can be used to determine the meaning of specific word fields.

Example

	[male]	[adult]
man	+	+
woman	-	+
boy	+	-
girl	-	-

In phonology, a feature matrices are used to specify the features of a sound segment.

Link

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics