add the paragraph which describes hunspell

[deb_pkgs/scowl.git] / r / infl / README

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@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 Automatically Generated Inflection Database (AGID)
 
 Automatically Generated Inflection Database (AGID)
 

-January 3, 2003
-Revision 4
+Version 2016.01.19

 
 

-Copyright 2000-2003 by Kevin Atkinson <kevina@gnu.org>
+Copyright 2000-2016 by Kevin Atkinson <kevina@gnu.org>

 
 The file "infl.txt" is an automatically created database of the
 inflected forms of words from a rather large word list.
 
 
 The file "infl.txt" is an automatically created database of the
 inflected forms of words from a rather large word list.
 

-The latest version can be found at http://aspell.sourceforge.net/wl/.
+The latest version can be found at http://wordlist.aspell.net

 
 Entries are in the following form.
 
 
 Entries are in the following form.
 


@@ -42,7 +41,16 @@ a few special verbs):
   <past tense> [<past participle>] <-ing form> <-s form> 
 and for adjective or adverbs:
   <-er form> <-est form>
   <past tense> [<past participle>] <-ing form> <-s form> 
 and for adjective or adverbs:
   <-er form> <-est form>

-Each form is seperated by a ' | '.  
+Each form is seperated by a ' | '.
+
+Special cases:
+be:
+  <past 1st & 3d singular> <2d singular, plural, past subjunctive>
+  <past participle> <present participle> <present 1st singular>
+  <2d singular> <3d singular> <plural present>
+wit:
+  <past & past participle> <present participle> <present participle>
+  <present 1st & 3d singular> <2d singular> <plural present>

 
 An absence of a variant level implies a variant level of 0.  Two words
 with the same whole number variant level are considered almost equal
 
 An absence of a variant level implies a variant level of 0.  Two words
 with the same whole number variant level are considered almost equal


@@ -133,7 +141,7 @@ is like variant.tab except that it also included the root form of the
 word.
 
 Words are in mixed case but all accents have been striped thus words
 word.
 
 Words are in mixed case but all accents have been striped thus words

-like café are instead cafe.
+like café are instead cafe.

 
 The file "variant" contains a list of alternate inflections.
 
 
 The file "variant" contains a list of alternate inflections.
 


@@ -165,6 +173,16 @@ The file "make-all" was used to create the word list used by the script.
 
 CHANGES:
 
 
 CHANGES:
 

+From Ver 2014.08.11 to 2016.01.19
+
+  Avoid hard coding the input files in the make-infl script.
+
+  No changes to the data files.
+
+From Rev 4 to Ver 2014.08.11
+
+  Misc. changes to sync up with what is being used by SCOWL.
+

 From Revision 3a to 4 (January 2, 2003)
 
   Added variant-wroot.tab
 From Revision 3a to 4 (January 2, 2003)
 
   Added variant-wroot.tab


@@ -203,7 +221,7 @@ COPYRIGHT AND SOURCE:
 The final product is under the following copyright, as well as any
 copyrights mentioned below.
 
 The final product is under the following copyright, as well as any
 copyrights mentioned below.
 

-  Copyright 2000-2003 by Kevin Atkinson
+  Copyright 2000-2014 by Kevin Atkinson

 
   Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this database,
   the associated scripts, the output created form the scripts and its
 
   Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this database,
   the associated scripts, the output created form the scripts and its