Stemmer.Step1a (Stemmer v1.2.0)

Summary

Functions

apply(word)
leave_us_ss(word)

Do nothing.

remove_s(word)

Delete if the preceding word part contains a vowel not immediately before the s (so gas and this retain the s, gaps and kiwis lose it).

replace_ied_ies(word)

Replace by i if preceded by more than one letter, otherwise by ie (so ties → tie, cries → cri).

replace_sses(word)

Replace by ss.

replace_suffix(word)

## Examples

Functions

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apply(word)

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leave_us_ss(word)

Do nothing.

Examples 

iex> Stemmer.Step1a.leave_us_ss("abyss")
{:found, "abyss"}
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remove_s(word)

Delete if the preceding word part contains a vowel not immediately before the s (so gas and this retain the s, gaps and kiwis lose it).

Examples 

iex> Stemmer.Step1a.remove_s("gas")
{:next, "gas"}

iex> Stemmer.Step1a.remove_s("this")
{:next, "this"}

iex> Stemmer.Step1a.remove_s("gaps")
{:found, "gap"}

iex> Stemmer.Step1a.remove_s("kiwis")
{:found, "kiwi"}
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replace_ied_ies(word)

Replace by i if preceded by more than one letter, otherwise by ie (so ties → tie, cries → cri).

Examples 

iex> Stemmer.Step1a.replace_ied_ies("tied")
{:found, "tie"}

iex> Stemmer.Step1a.replace_ied_ies("ties")
{:found, "tie"}

iex> Stemmer.Step1a.replace_ied_ies("cries")
{:found, "cri"}
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replace_sses(word)

Replace by ss.

Examples 

iex> Stemmer.Step1a.replace_sses("actresses")
{:found, "actress"}
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replace_suffix(word)

## Examples

iex> Stemmer.Step1a.replace_suffix("abyss")
"abyss"