Suffix Processing

kzinda · Post by **kzinda** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:55 pm

Although "tion" and "ion" are part of the suffix processing list, it appears that texis only roots a word based on the first suffix it finds, i.e. the longest one. e.g. detection actually has two suffixes, Tion and ion. Rooting the word to "detec" will not find detect or detected, but rooting the word to detect using the smaller length suffix will find the other variations. Based on my testing, it would appear texis does not root the word to all the possible combinations give different suffixes, but to the first it finds. Is this correct? If not, why doesn't it find detect from detection?

Post by **mark** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:17 pm

It removes the longest suffix.

kzinda · Post by **kzinda** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:20 pm

SO in order for it to find all the variations of detection I should specify "detect*"?

Post by **mark** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:45 pm

In this case, yes.