NAME

       Lingua::PT::Stemmer - Portuguese language stemming

SYNOPSIS

         use Lingua::PT::Stemmer;

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

         # or

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

DESCRIPTION

       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

SEE ALSO

       Lingua::GL::Stemmer

COPYRIGHT

       xern <xern@cpan.org>

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