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+The "phrasinator" uses a simple Bayesian nonparametric model to segment
+text into chunks. The inferred model is then saved so that it can rapidly
+predict segments in new (but related) texts.
+
+  Input will be a corpus of sentences, e.g.:
+
+    economists have argued that real interest rates have fallen .
+
+  The output will be a model that, when run with cdec, will produce
+  a segmentation into phrasal units, e.g.:
+
+    economists have argued that real_interest_rates have fallen .
+
+
+To train a model, run ./train-phrasinator.pl and follow instructions.
+