An algorithm for suffix stripping Export

@article{citeulike:790499, abstract = {<B>Purpose</B> - The automatic removal of suffixes from words in English is of particular interest in the field of information retrieval. This work was originally published in <IT>Program</IT> in 1980 and is republished as part of a series of articles commemorating the 40th anniversary of the journal. <B>Design/methodology/approach</B> - An algorithm for suffix stripping is described, which has been implemented as a short, fast program in BCPL. <B>Findings</B> - Although simple, it performs slightly better than a much more elaborate system with which it has been compared. It effectively works by treating complex suffixes as compounds made up of simple suffixes, and removing the simple suffixes in a number of steps. In each step the removal of the suffix is made to depend upon the form of the remaining stem, which usually involves a measure of its syllable length. <B>Originality/value</B> - The piece provides a useful historical document on information retrieval.}, author = {Porter, M. F.}, citeulike-article-id = {790499}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00330330610681286}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/mcb/280/2006/00000040/00000003/art00001}, doi = {10.1108/00330330610681286}, issn = {0033-0337}, journal = {Program: Electronic Library \& Information Systems}, keywords = {is364}, number = {3}, pages = {211--218}, posted-at = {2009-10-21 06:12:11}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Emerald Group Publishing Limited}, title = {An algorithm for suffix stripping}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00330330610681286}, volume = {40}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:790499 L3 - citeulike-article-id:790499 N2 - <B>Purpose</B> - The automatic removal of suffixes from words in English is of particular interest in the field of information retrieval. This work was originally published in <IT>Program</IT> in 1980 and is republished as part of a series of articles commemorating the 40th anniversary of the journal. <B>Design/methodology/approach</B> - An algorithm for suffix stripping is described, which has been implemented as a short, fast program in BCPL. <B>Findings</B> - Although simple, it performs slightly better than a much more elaborate system with which it has been compared. It effectively works by treating complex suffixes as compounds made up of simple suffixes, and removing the simple suffixes in a number of steps. In each step the removal of the suffix is made to depend upon the form of the remaining stem, which usually involves a measure of its syllable length. <B>Originality/value</B> - The piece provides a useful historical document on information retrieval. IS - 3 JF - Program: Electronic Library & Information Systems SN - 0033-0337 EP - 218 TI - An algorithm for suffix stripping PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited VL - 40 SP - 211 KW - is364 AU - Porter, MF PY - 2006/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00330330610681286 ER -