SOUNDEX - languages and theory?

From: Timo Honkela <tho_at_tik.vtt.fi>
Date: 4 Jun 1993 11:19:32 GMT
Message-ID: <THO.93Jun4141932_at_hemuli.tik.vtt.fi>


SOUNDEX returns a string which represents the sound of the word alowing one to compare words that are spelled differently, but sound alike. Example:

  SELECT NAME
  FROM TABLE
  WHERE SOUNDEX( NAME ) =
        SOUNDEX( 'PHILIP' ) Do you know are there any other languages supported in addition to English? Do you know any references on work with similar content (i.e. phonetic comparison)?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Timo Honkela, tho_at_tik.vtt.fi
Technical Research Center of Finland Received on Fri Jun 04 1993 - 13:19:32 CEST

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