Lingua::PT::Stemmer(3)

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:

•   Plural Reduction

•   Feminine Reduction

•   Adverb Reduction

•   Augmentative/Diminutive Reduction

•   Noun Suffix Reduction

•   Verb Suffix Reduction

•   Vowel Reduction

•   Accents Removal

SEE ALSO
Lingua::GL::Stemmer

COPYRIGHT
xern <xern@cpan.org>

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