Determination of Similarity of Slavonic Languages Using {D-M} Soundex Algorithm

• Autorzy: Kawulak R.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper describes a statistical method that can be used to compare two languages and obtain an objective measure of their similarity. It uses D-M Soundex algorithm to match similarly sounding words in two given texts. Texts in Slavonic languages are used to verify the method and to provide similarity indices for those languages.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

computational linguistics; classification of languages; Soundex system

PL

lingwistyka komputerowa; klasyfikacja języków

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Łódzkiej
• Czasopismo: Journal of Applied Computer Science
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Vol. 17, nr 2
• Strony: 71--82
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 12 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Kawulak R.

• AGH University of Science and Technology Institute of Automatics Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland,

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