Where's the inflection information in official dictionaries?

pheitzu · 09-24-2016, 05:35 AM

Hey guys, not sure if this have been asked or not.

But recently I have dedrmed and unpacked (using KindleUnpack) the official dictionary New Oxford American Dictionary. I expected there's <idx:iform> tags (for word inflections) in the ouput html file, but I searched the whole file and there was none.

So, Anyone know how official dictionaries handle inflections? Or if the KindleUnpack plugin simply ignored the <idx:iform> tag?

Actually, I need the inflection data in official dictionaries to make my own dictionary. And I have programming skills. So any help would be appreciated.

Doitsu · 09-24-2016, 09:55 AM

AFAIK, KindleUnpack can't reverse-engineer the older inflection format.

(If you use the standalone KindleUnpack version, you'll usually get a message to that effect.)

You might be able to instead use infl.txt from the AGID archive or the English inflection list from this website.

09-24-2016, 05:35 AM	#1
pheitzu Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2015 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2	Where's the inflection information in official dictionaries? Hey guys, not sure if this have been asked or not. But recently I have dedrmed and unpacked (using KindleUnpack) the official dictionary New Oxford American Dictionary. I expected there's <idx:iform> tags (for word inflections) in the ouput html file, but I searched the whole file and there was none. So, Anyone know how official dictionaries handle inflections? Or if the KindleUnpack plugin simply ignored the <idx:iform> tag? Actually, I need the inflection data in official dictionaries to make my own dictionary. And I have programming skills. So any help would be appreciated.

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09-24-2016, 09:55 AM	#2
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,640 Karma: 23191067 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	AFAIK, KindleUnpack can't reverse-engineer the older inflection format. (If you use the standalone KindleUnpack version, you'll usually get a message to that effect.) You might be able to instead use infl.txt from the AGID archive or the English inflection list from this website.

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