The changes in popularity of the words over the last centuries
ngram viewer Extension
*Now you can compare phrases by separating them with comma
*Beginning year can be set to 1500 or 1800
*An unnecessary permission was removed
*Better code under the hood
I couldn't believe something similar to this hasn't been made already. Not even by Google (the owner of data). So I made this for my personal use; thought somebody else might find it useful so I shared it. You are more than welcome to contribute by suggesting code, sending feedback and etc.
This tool does not require any special permissions or something like that. No data would be collected from you by the extension. Use it freely.
The code could not be any simpler than this. What this tool does is just connecting you to \"Google Ngram Viewer\", which is a tool to see how the use of the given word has increased or decreased in the past. As someone who speaks English as the second language, my personal purpose of using Ngrams has been checking the new words I'm learning. Sometimes words become obsolete rapidly; in such cases, to have a better word choice it's better to use a Synonym.
The shortcut key of the tool is Alt+N. When you opened it, type in the word (you can also type word combinations and names) then press Enter.
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Quoting from Google Ngram Viewer's FAQ:
\"I'm writing a paper based on your results. How can I cite your work?
If you're going to use this data for an academic publication, please cite the original paper:
Jean-Baptiste Michel*, Yuan Kui Shen, Aviva Presser Aiden, Adrian Veres, Matthew K. Gray, William Brockman, The Google Books Team, Joseph P. Pickett, Dale Hoiberg, Dan Clancy, Peter Norvig, Jon Orwant, Steven Pinker, Martin A. Nowak, and Erez Lieberman Aiden*. Quantitative Analysis of Culture Using Millions of Digitized Books. Science (Published online ahead of print: 12/16/2010)
We also have a paper on our part-of-speech tagging:
Yuri Lin, Jean-Baptiste Michel, Erez Lieberman Aiden, Jon Orwant, William Brockman, Slav Petrov. Syntactic Annotations for the Google Books Ngram Corpus. Proceedings of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics Volume 2: Demo Papers (ACL '12) (2012)
I'd like to publish an Ngram graph in my book/magazine/blog/presentation. What are your licensing terms?
Ngram Viewer graphs and data may be freely used for any purpose, although acknowledgement of Google Books Ngram Viewer as the source, and inclusion of a link to http://books.google.com/ngrams, would be appreciated.\"
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Copyleft 2014-15. All wrongs reserved for the developer :)
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How to download and manually install ngram viewer extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install ngram viewer extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.
However, you may need to install ngram viewer extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install ngram viewer extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download ngram viewer extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a ngram viewer extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.
Step 1: Download the ngram viewer Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the ngram viewer extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the ngram viewer extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for ngram viewer extension that contains all the data.
Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files
Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.
Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page
Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.
Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension
Now, go to the folder where you extracted the ngram viewer extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.
Step 5: Complete the Installation
Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.
Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.
Method 2: Download ngram viewer extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install ngram viewer extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.
Step 1: Download the ngram viewer extension file
Select and download the ngram viewer extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.
Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents
Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the ngram viewer extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your ngram viewer extension running.
Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page
In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.
Step 4: Enable Developer Mode
After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.
Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension
Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."
Step 6: Select the Extension Folder
Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the ngram viewer extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.
Step 7: Confirm and Install
After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.
Conclusion
Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install ngram viewer extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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