https://github.com/schwern/text-metaphone

Perl module for the phonetic encoding of words.
https://github.com/schwern/text-metaphone

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Perl module for the phonetic encoding of words.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/schwern/text-metaphone
• Owner: schwern
• Created: 2011-03-22T01:02:37.000Z (almost 14 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-08-05T19:00:57.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-29T20:08:30.211Z (2 months ago)
• Language: C
• Homepage: http://metacpan.org/release/Text-Metaphone
• Size: 42 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README
  • Changelog: Changes

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README

        
NAME

Text::Metaphone - A modern soundex.  Phonetic encoding of words.

SYNOPSIS

  use Text::Metaphone;

  $phoned_words = Metaphone('Schwern');

  

DESCRIPTION

C is a function whereby a string/word is broken down into

a rough approximation of its english phonetic pronunciation.  Very

similar in concept and purpose to soundex, but much more

comprehensive in its approach.

AUTHOR

Michael G Schwern 

WHAT IS THIS?

This is Text::Metaphone, a perl module.  Please see the README that comes with

this distribution.

HOW DO I INSTALL IT?

To install this module, cd to the directory that contains this README

file and type the following:

   perl Makefile.PL

   make

   make test

   make install

To install this module into a specific directory, do:

   perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/name/of/the/directory

   ...the rest is the same...

Please also read the perlmodinstall man page, if available.

WHAT EXTRAS DO I NEED?

	An ANSI C compiler