Package edu.northwestern.at.utils.corpuslinguistics.inflector.pluralizer

Pluralizer.

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Interface Summary
Pluralizer Defines an interface for finding the plural form of a noun or pronoun.
 

Class Summary
DefaultPluralizer DefaultPluralizer: The default MorphAdorner pluralizer.
EnglishPluralizer English language pluralizer.
NoopPluralizer Noop pluralizer which returns a noun or pronoun unpluralized.
PluralizerFactory Pluralizer factory.
RuleBasedPluralizer A Pluralizer implemented using an ordered list of WordRules.
 

Package edu.northwestern.at.utils.corpuslinguistics.inflector.pluralizer Description

Pluralizer.

A pluralizer finds plural forms of nouns and pronouns given a singular form.

All MorphAdorner pluralizers must implement the Pluralizer interface. The PluralizerFactory provides the mechanism for instantiating a default or specified instance of a pluralizer implementation.

MorphAdorner provides two pluralizers.

The English language pluralizer is the default pluralizer.

Pluralizers may be used standalone or instantiated and invoked by an Inflector.