Automatic Standardization of Spelling for Historical Text Mining
Alistair Baron, Paul Rayson, Dawn Archer · e-space (Manchester Metropolitan University) · 2009
Examples of common spelling variants found in EarlyModern English texts Variant Modern EquivalentNotes "goodnesse" "goodness" 'e' o8en added to end of words."brush'd" "brushed" Apostrophes used instead of 'e'."encrease" "increase" Vowels o8en interchanged."spels" "spells" Consonants o8en doubled or singled."deliuering" "delivering" Common for 'u' and 'v' to be interchangeable."conuay'd" "conveyed" Many combinaDons of the above.