set_dic: Set the active MeCab dictionary by language

In RcppMeCab: 'rcpp' Wrapper for 'mecab' Library

Set the active MeCab dictionary by language

Description

Sets the default system dictionary used by pos and posParallel. This is equivalent to calling options(mecabSysDic = path) but allows selection by language code.

Usage

set_dic(lang)

Arguments

lang	Character scalar. Language code ("ja", "ko", or "zh") or "bundled" to use the dictionary bundled with the package.

Value

Invisible path to the activated dictionary directory.

Examples

## Not run: 
set_dic("ja")
pos("some Japanese text")

set_dic("ko")
pos("some Korean text")

## End(Not run)

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