Better Pron Difficulty

v0.2.0 - Scoring System Refinement

Major Changes

• Removed unused neural network components for better performance and transparency
• Adjusted difficulty scoring thresholds for more accurate word classification
• Completely revamped documentation with detailed scoring explanations

Scoring System Updates

• Changed simple/complex word threshold from 0.3 to 0.4
• Adjusted sigmoid curve parameters for smoother scaling:
  • Simple words (< 0.4): Gentler curve with midpoint at 0.2
  • Complex words (≥ 0.4): Steeper curve with midpoint at 0.6
• Rebalanced component weights:
  • Phoneme complexity: 40% (increased)
  • Maximum phoneme difficulty: 20%
  • Syllable structure: 20%
  • Phonotactic constraints: 10%
  • Prosodic patterns: 5%
  • Complex phoneme ratio: 5%

Performance Improvements

• Removed BERT model dependencies
• Eliminated unnecessary model loading and inference
• Reduced memory footprint

Documentation

• Added detailed explanations for each scoring component
• Included language-specific examples with scores
• Improved API documentation with real-world usage examples

First Release

Full Changelog: https://github.com/federicotorrielli/pron-difficulty/commits/first