Lingua::PT::Stemmer(3pm)

NAME

Lingua::PT::Stemmer - Portuguese language stemming

SYNOPSIS

  use Lingua::PT::Stemmer;
  Lingua::PT::Stemmer::stem(\@words);
  # or
  Lingua::PT::Stemmer::stem(@words);

DESCRIPTION

This module implements a Portuguese stemming algorithm proposed in the paper A Stemming Algorithm for the Portuguese Language by Moreira, V. and Huyck, C.

The eight steps of stemming algorithm are listed as follows:

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Plural Reduction

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Feminine Reduction

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Adverb Reduction

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Augmentative/Diminutive Reduction

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Noun Suffix Reduction

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Verb Suffix Reduction

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Vowel Reduction

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Accents Removal

SEE ALSO

Lingua::GL::Stemmer

COPYRIGHT

xern <[email protected]>

This module is free software; you can redistribute it or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.