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How would you configure full text search to handle different languages correctly, including proper word breaking and stemming?

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You specify a language for your full text index using the LANGUAGE option, which tells SQL Server which word breaker and stemmer to use for that specific language, ensuring words are correctly split apart and different grammatical forms of the same word, like run and running, are properly recognized as related during a search.
CREATE FULLTEXT INDEX ON Articles(Content)
KEY INDEX PK_Articles
ON ArticleCatalog
WITH (Content LANGUAGE 1033); -- 1033 represents English
Real-world example A multilingual publishing platform configures separate full text indexes with the correct language settings for its English and French content, ensuring searches correctly handle word variations specific to each language.

Common follow-ups: What happens if the wrong language is specified for a full text index?;How many languages does SQL Server support for full text search?

Internationalization;Data Types & Schema Design
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