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Re: Foreign language dictionaries?

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From: Eystein Dugstad
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 15:15
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In article <1992Sep2.001153.392@expovision.uucp> expovision!root (Andre)  
writes:
> In article <1992Sep1.060031.592@expovision.uucp> expovision!al (Andre  
> Lalonde) writes:
> > In article <1992Aug24.015516.1465@wam.umd.edu> pirla@wam.umd.edu (L.  
> > Anathea Brooks) writes:
> > > Does anyone know why WordPerfect tells us in its documentation that  
we  
> > > can change languages and check the spelling in multilingual docs,  
and  
> > > then not supply the dictionaries? Are there dictionaries for WP in
> > > Romance languages?
> > > 
> > > rdelucca@rosemary.uucp.jhu.edu
> > 
> > Corrections to my previous message # 537
> > There is a French Dictionary and Spelling Checker that will ship as  
soon
> > as release 3.0 is out. Very fast. Fully compatible with WordPerfect  
NeXT  
> > 1.0.1 and WriteNow NeXT.  
> >  
> > Dictionaries:
> > Over 500,000 words
> > size: 300k (uncompressed)
> > Technology: rSg (Radical-Suffix-Grammar) 
> > Programmable temporary dictionary
> > User Dictionary: Unlimited
> > Version 1.1 includes Main Dictionary and Proper Name Dictionary
> >
> > Spelling Checker:
> > Speed: 6,000 words per second (20 pages per second).
> > Interface: Global list of errors
> > Ease of use: Single correction of multiple errors
> > Grammar: Grammatical analysis of words
> > Conjugation: Complete functions for all verbs
> > Accords: Correction of mistakes
> > Access via Service Menu
> >
> > Blows away anything on the market on any platform as far as I know.
> > Fully developed on the NeXT. This dictionary and spelling checker will
> > be available on the NeXT (immediately following  OS release 3.0) and
> > will be available on the Mac and the PC shortly. 
> 
> > I am avaiting further details concerning price and source
> > of purchase and will post my findings as soon as possible.
> > 
> > Andre                  
> > al%expovision@CAM.ORG                            
> > _____________________________

Is there an relatively easy way to generate dictionaries of a given  
language if you have an ascii list of words in this language. In other  
words, a tool that make a dictionary with the asciifile as input.

Eystein Dugstad
University of Bergen, Norway
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