> Hello,
>
> I am contacting you because you have implemented or written about my
> 'Metaphone' algorithm. I am pleased to announced that I have been able
> to provide a massive upgrade to the original algorithm.
> -Lawrence Philips
Lawrence,
Congratulations on double Metaphone.
There is a Java implementation in DATABASE MAGIC WITH KEN NORTH (Prentice
Hall). An excerpt also appeared in the Database Developer column of Dr.
Dobb's Sourcebook.
The Java version uses a modified version of Metaphone:
The modified algorithm (pg. 96) checks the character following 'SCH' to
determine whether to use a hard or soft consonant. (Schubert and school will
encode differently.) For 'SCHE' (e.g., schedule), the Java version assumes
North American pronunciation, not English.
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