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Daniel Persson
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Breaking Words Apart: Exploring Hyphenation Theory and Practice

In this video, we'll explore the fascinating world of hyphenation. Hyphenation is the process of breaking words into syllables and adding hyphens to indicate where a word should be divided at the end of a line. It's an important aspect of typesetting, as it helps to improve the readability and aesthetics of printed text. Research by Frank Liang provided a powerful framework for generating hyphenation rules for a wide range of languages.

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