This paper describes the comparison of selected distance measures in their applicability for supporting retrieval of historical spelling variants (hsv). The interdisciplinary project Rule-based search in text databases with nonstandard orthography develops a fuzzy fulltext search engine for historical text documents. This engine should provide easier text access for experts as well as interested amateurs.
The FlexMetric framework enhances the distance measure algorithm found to be most efficient according to the results of the evaluation.
This measure can be used for multiple applications, including searching, post-ranking, transformation and even reflection about one’s own language.IFIP International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Theory and Practice - Speech and Natural LanguageRed de Universidades con Carreras en Informática (RedUNCI
