What are good alternatives to text normalization, and how do they compare?

Text normalization is an important step in text processing, but there are several alternatives that can be effective depending on the specific application. This article discusses some good alternatives to text normalization, and compares their benefits and drawbacks.
Alternatives to text normalization, Text processing methods, Data cleaning techniques, Text analysis strategies

    // Example of a simple alternative method: case folding
    function caseFolding($text) {
        return strtolower($text); // Converts all text to lowercase
    }

    $originalText = "Hello World!";
    $normalizedText = caseFolding($originalText);
    echo $normalizedText; // Outputs: hello world!
    

Alternatives to text normalization Text processing methods Data cleaning techniques Text analysis strategies