Convert-dict

This repository serves two purposes:

1. Code storage: Contains code for converting Swedish-English dictionaries from The People's Dictionary.
2. Dictionary releases: Provides the converted dictionaries in an optimized format.

Overview

The People's Dictionary is available in two formats: XML and XDXF. Each format has distinct advantages:

• XML format: Contains comprehensive information but lacks audio download URLs
• XDXF format: Includes better phonetic symbols and audio URLs but has less detailed content

However, both formats are challenging for software to parse directly.

Solution

This repository addresses these limitations by:

1. Merging data: Combines audio download URLs and phonetic symbols from XDXF with comprehensive data from XML
2. Format conversion: Converts the merged dictionary to JSON format for easier processing
3. Character normalization: Converts HTML entities (" and ') to their corresponding characters in the output

Usage Example

Here's a sample dictionary entry to illustrate the converted format:

"jord": {
    "t": [
        "soil",
        "land"
    ],
    "c": "nn",
    "i": [
        "jorden",
        "jordar"
    ],
    "e": [
        {
            "v": "odlad jord",
            "t": "cultivated soil"
        },
        {
            "v": "äga jord",
            "t": "own land"
        },
        {
            "v": "gräva i jorden",
            "t": "work the land"
        }
    ],
    "id": [
        {
            "v": "falla i god jord (\"tas emot med uppskattning\")",
            "t": "fall on fertile ground (\"be received with appreciation\")"
        }
    ],
    "s": [
        {
            "v": "mull",
            "l": "3.3"
        }
    ],
    "d": [
        "mull, mylla; odlat markområde"
    ],
    "p": "jo:r_d",
    "a": "http://lexin.nada.kth.se/sound/jord.mp3"
}

Field Reference

Field	Description
t	Translation
c	Class (part of speech)
i	Inflection
e	Example
id	Idiom
s	Synonym
d	Definition
p	Phonetic transcription
a	Audio URL
v	Value
l	Level

Output Format

By default, the dictionary is saved as compact JSON (without indentation) to minimize file size. To generate human-readable output, set indent=4 in the json.dump() method.

Acknowledgments

We extend our gratitude to The People's Dictionary for their excellent work. All dictionaries released by this repository are derivative works based on The People's Dictionary.

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 Generic License.