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# parse-english
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English language parser for [**retext**][retext] producing
[**NLCST**][nlcst] nodes.
## Installation
[npm][]:
```bash
npm install parse-english
```
## Usage
```javascript
var inspect = require('unist-util-inspect')
var English = require('parse-english')
var tree = new English().parse(
'Mr. Henry Brown: A hapless but friendly City of London worker.'
)
console.log(inspect(tree))
```
Yields:
```txt
RootNode[1] (1:1-1:63, 0-62)
└─ ParagraphNode[1] (1:1-1:63, 0-62)
└─ SentenceNode[23] (1:1-1:63, 0-62)
├─ WordNode[2] (1:1-1:4, 0-3)
│ ├─ TextNode: "Mr" (1:1-1:3, 0-2)
│ └─ PunctuationNode: "." (1:3-1:4, 2-3)
├─ WhiteSpaceNode: " " (1:4-1:5, 3-4)
├─ WordNode[1] (1:5-1:10, 4-9)
│ └─ TextNode: "Henry" (1:5-1:10, 4-9)
├─ WhiteSpaceNode: " " (1:10-1:11, 9-10)
├─ WordNode[1] (1:11-1:16, 10-15)
│ └─ TextNode: "Brown" (1:11-1:16, 10-15)
├─ PunctuationNode: ":" (1:16-1:17, 15-16)
├─ WhiteSpaceNode: " " (1:17-1:18, 16-17)
├─ WordNode[1] (1:18-1:19, 17-18)
│ └─ TextNode: "A" (1:18-1:19, 17-18)
├─ WhiteSpaceNode: " " (1:19-1:20, 18-19)
├─ WordNode[1] (1:20-1:27, 19-26)
│ └─ TextNode: "hapless" (1:20-1:27, 19-26)
├─ WhiteSpaceNode: " " (1:27-1:28, 26-27)
├─ WordNode[1] (1:28-1:31, 27-30)
│ └─ TextNode: "but" (1:28-1:31, 27-30)
├─ WhiteSpaceNode: " " (1:31-1:32, 30-31)
├─ WordNode[1] (1:32-1:40, 31-39)
│ └─ TextNode: "friendly" (1:32-1:40, 31-39)
├─ WhiteSpaceNode: " " (1:40-1:41, 39-40)
├─ WordNode[1] (1:41-1:45, 40-44)
│ └─ TextNode: "City" (1:41-1:45, 40-44)
├─ WhiteSpaceNode: " " (1:45-1:46, 44-45)
├─ WordNode[1] (1:46-1:48, 45-47)
│ └─ TextNode: "of" (1:46-1:48, 45-47)
├─ WhiteSpaceNode: " " (1:48-1:49, 47-48)
├─ WordNode[1] (1:49-1:55, 48-54)
│ └─ TextNode: "London" (1:49-1:55, 48-54)
├─ WhiteSpaceNode: " " (1:55-1:56, 54-55)
├─ WordNode[1] (1:56-1:62, 55-61)
│ └─ TextNode: "worker" (1:56-1:62, 55-61)
└─ PunctuationNode: "." (1:62-1:63, 61-62)
```
## API
`parse-english` exposes [the same API as `parse-latin`][latin].
## Algorithm
All of [`parse-latin`][latin] is included, and the following support
for the English natural language:
* Unit abbreviations (`tsp.`, `tbsp.`, `oz.`, `ft.`, and more)
* Time references (`sec.`, `min.`, `tues.`, `thu.`, `feb.`, and more)
* Business Abbreviations (`Inc.` and `Ltd.`)
* Social titles (`Mr.`, `Mmes.`, `Sr.`, and more)
* Rank and academic titles (`Dr.`, `Rep.`, `Gen.`, `Prof.`, `Pres.`,
and more)
* Geographical abbreviations (`Ave.`, `Blvd.`, `Ft.`, `Hwy.`, and more)
* American state abbreviations (`Ala.`, `Minn.`, `La.`, `Tex.`, and more)
* Canadian province abbreviations (`Alta.`, `Qué.`, `Yuk.`, and more)
* English county abbreviations (`Beds.`, `Leics.`, `Shrops.`, and more)
* Common elision (omission of letters) (`n`, `o`, `em`, `twas`,
`80s`, and more)
## License
[MIT][license] © [Titus Wormer][author]
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[author]: https://wooorm.com
[retext]: https://github.com/retextjs/retext
[nlcst]: https://github.com/syntax-tree/nlcst
[latin]: https://github.com/wooorm/parse-latin