http://www.howmanysyllables.com/howtocountsyllables.html A starting point for syllable counting perhaps.
On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 5:16 AM, Richmond <[email protected]>wrote: > Here's a whole new can of worms: > > http://www.editcentral.com/**gwt1/EditCentral.html<http://www.editcentral.com/gwt1/EditCentral.html> > > "wordCount is the number of words in the text. > sentenceCount is the number of sentences in the text. > syllableCount is the number of syllables in the text. > letterNumberCount is the number of letters and numbers in the text. > complexCount is the number of words of three or more syllables in the > text." > > the necessary formula for all the different readibility methods are given, > in Java, on the webpage, > but they presuppose wordCount, snetenceCount and so on. > > Now, while one can effect a wordCount with no problem at all in Livecode, > > and one can effect a sentenceCount by looking at strings ending in . ! ? > > and one can effect letterCount. > > I am completely unsure how one would manage a syllableCount. > > Something to chew over as we go into the New Year! > > Richmond. > > ______________________________**_________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/**mailman/listinfo/use-livecode<http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
