evaluation/syllable_analysis.py

import re
from num2words import num2words

SYL_DICT_PATH = "Syllables.txt"
SYL_DICT = None


def count_syllables(word):
    global SYL_DICT
    if SYL_DICT is None:
        SYL_DICT = get_syllables_dict(SYL_DICT_PATH)

    if word in SYL_DICT:
        return SYL_DICT.get(word)["num_syllables"]
    else:
        return sylco(word)


def get_syllables_dict(path):
    with open(path, "r") as f:
        lines = f.readlines()

    duplicates = {}
    syllable_dict = {}
    for line in lines:
        word, syllables = line.split("=")
        syllables = [s for s in re.split("[^a-zA-Z]+", syllables) if len(s) > 0]

        if word in syllable_dict:
            duplicates[word] = 1
        else:
            syllable_dict[word] = {
                "num_syllables": len(syllables),
                "suffixes": syllables,
            }

    return syllable_dict


def replace_numbers_with_words(text):
    def replace_match(match):
        number = int(match.group())
        return num2words(number)

    return re.sub(r"\b\d+\b", replace_match, text)


def sylco(word):
    """Credit to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46759492/"""
    word = word.lower()
    word = replace_numbers_with_words(word)

    # exception_add are words that need extra syllables
    # exception_del are words that need less syllables

    exception_add = ["serious", "crucial"]
    exception_del = ["fortunately", "unfortunately"]

    co_one = [
        "cool",
        "coach",
        "coat",
        "coal",
        "count",
        "coin",
        "coarse",
        "coup",
        "coif",
        "cook",
        "coign",
        "coiffe",
        "coof",
        "court",
    ]
    co_two = ["coapt", "coed", "coinci"]

    pre_one = ["preach"]

    syls = 0  # added syllable number
    disc = 0  # discarded syllable number

    # 1) if letters < 3 : return 1
    if len(word) <= 3:
        syls = 1
        return syls

    # 2) if doesn't end with "ted" or "tes" or "ses" or "ied" or "ies", discard "es" and "ed" at the end.
    # if it has only 1 vowel or 1 set of consecutive vowels, discard. (like "speed", "fled" etc.)

    if word[-2:] == "es" or word[-2:] == "ed":
        doubleAndtripple_1 = len(re.findall(r"[eaoui][eaoui]", word))
        if doubleAndtripple_1 > 1 or len(re.findall(r"[eaoui][^eaoui]", word)) > 1:
            if (
                word[-3:] == "ted"
                or word[-3:] == "tes"
                or word[-3:] == "ses"
                or word[-3:] == "ied"
                or word[-3:] == "ies"
            ):
                pass
            else:
                disc += 1

    # 3) discard trailing "e", except where ending is "le"

    le_except = [
        "whole",
        "mobile",
        "pole",
        "male",
        "female",
        "hale",
        "pale",
        "tale",
        "sale",
        "aisle",
        "whale",
        "while",
    ]

    if word[-1:] == "e":
        if word[-2:] == "le" and word not in le_except:
            pass

        else:
            disc += 1

    # 4) check if consecutive vowels exists, triplets or pairs, count them as one.

    doubleAndtripple = len(re.findall(r"[eaoui][eaoui]", word))
    tripple = len(re.findall(r"[eaoui][eaoui][eaoui]", word))
    disc += doubleAndtripple + tripple

    # 5) count remaining vowels in word.
    numVowels = len(re.findall(r"[eaoui]", word))

    # 6) add one if starts with "mc"
    if word[:2] == "mc":
        syls += 1

    # 7) add one if ends with "y" but is not surrouned by vowel
    if word[-1:] == "y" and word[-2] not in "aeoui":
        syls += 1

    # 8) add one if "y" is surrounded by non-vowels and is not in the last word.

    for i, j in enumerate(word):
        if j == "y":
            if (i != 0) and (i != len(word) - 1):
                if word[i - 1] not in "aeoui" and word[i + 1] not in "aeoui":
                    syls += 1

    # 9) if starts with "tri-" or "bi-" and is followed by a vowel, add one.

    if word[:3] == "tri" and word[3] in "aeoui":
        syls += 1

    if word[:2] == "bi" and word[2] in "aeoui":
        syls += 1

    # 10) if ends with "-ian", should be counted as two syllables, except for "-tian" and "-cian"

    if word[-3:] == "ian":
        # and (word[-4:] != "cian" or word[-4:] != "tian") :
        if word[-4:] == "cian" or word[-4:] == "tian":
            pass
        else:
            syls += 1

    # 11) if starts with "co-" and is followed by a vowel, check if exists in the double syllable dictionary, if not, check if in single dictionary and act accordingly.

    if word[:2] == "co" and word[2] in "eaoui":
        if word[:4] in co_two or word[:5] in co_two or word[:6] in co_two:
            syls += 1
        elif word[:4] in co_one or word[:5] in co_one or word[:6] in co_one:
            pass
        else:
            syls += 1

    # 12) if starts with "pre-" and is followed by a vowel, check if exists in the double syllable dictionary, if not, check if in single dictionary and act accordingly.

    if word[:3] == "pre" and word[3] in "eaoui":
        if word[:6] in pre_one:
            pass
        else:
            syls += 1

    # 13) check for "-n't" and cross match with dictionary to add syllable.

    negative = ["doesn't", "isn't", "shouldn't", "couldn't", "wouldn't"]

    if word[-3:] == "n't":
        if word in negative:
            syls += 1
        else:
            pass

    # 14) Handling the exceptional words.

    if word in exception_del:
        disc += 1

    if word in exception_add:
        syls += 1

    # calculate the output
    return numVowels - disc + syls