Patent Document ID: 4852003
Application ID: 07122305
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer process for removing enclitic pronouns to identify the verb which was used to generate the enclitic form in a romance language, comprising the steps of: storing a plurality of possible enclitic pronouns, each said enclitic pronoun having associated therewith a priority order value indicating the sequential order of occurrence which the associated enclitic pronoun is permitted to assume in a word having plural, sequential enclitic pronouns; inputting an input word from an input word stream; comparing said input word with said plurality of possible enclitic pronouns to identify a last occurring enclitic pronoun in said input word; storing a first priority order value associated with said last occurring enclitic pronoun; removing said last occurring enclitic pronoun from said input word, leaving a remainder word portion; comparing said remainder word portion with said plurality of possible enclitic pronouns to identify a second last occurring enclitic pronoun in said input word; comparing said first priority order value with a second priority order value associated with said second last occurring enclitic pronoun in said input word; outputting a representation of said remainder word portion if said second priority order value is not greater than said first priority order value; if said second priority order value is greater than said first priority order value, removing said second last occurring enclitic pronoun from said remainder word portion, leaving a second remainder word portion, and outputting a representation of said second remainder word portion.