To determine lexical data relating to a compound target word by reference to a vocabulary containing words with their lexical data, the vocabulary is searched for a word having a longest final part in common with the target word, the vocabulary being arranged in retrograde order for the purpose of this...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US5371676?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5371676 - Apparatus and method for determining data of compound words