Lingua::PT::Stemmer - Portuguese language stemming

  use Lingua::PT::Stemmer;

  Lingua::PT::Stemmer::stem(\@words);

  # or

  Lingua::PT::Stemmer::stem(@words);

This module implements a Portuguese stemming algorithm proposed in the paper A Stemming Algorithm for the Portuguese Language by Moreira, V. and Huyck, C.

The eight steps of stemming algorithm are listed as follows:

* Plural Reduction

* Feminine Reduction

* Adverb Reduction

* Augmentative/Diminutive Reduction

* Noun Suffix Reduction

* Verb Suffix Reduction

* Vowel Reduction

* Accents Removal

Lingua::GL::Stemmer

xern <xern@cpan.org>

This module is free software; you can redistribute it or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.