Computerized Correction of Phonographic Errors

When computers are confronted with text (C.A.I., lexicography, machine translation, information retrieval, office automation, etc.) spelling-error bottlenecks greatly decrease the efficiency of systems. In this paper, we demonstrate how spelling errors can be efficiently handled from an algorithmic,...

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Published in:Computers and the humanities 1988-01, Vol.22 (1), p.43-56
Main Author: Veronis, Jean
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Algorithms
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Information processing and retrieval
Information science. Documentation
Informational error control
Logical and linguistic tools
Phonetics
Pronunciation
Sciences and techniques of general use
Specialized information sources
Spelling
Typographical errors
Words
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Informational error control
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Pronunciation
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Specialized information sources
Spelling
Typographical errors
Words
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