Boustrophedon¶
boustrophedon · visual · validated
A text whose lines alternate in direction, running left to right and then right to left as an ox turns at the furrow's end.
Provenance¶
- Source: Traditional; archaic Greek inscriptions
- Attribution:
traditional— classical or folk; no single origin to name - Checkability:
source— decidable against the source text it was made from - Attested:
codified— formulated as a rule by a tradition rather than declared by an author
Details¶
- Kind: constructive
- Languages: en, de
- Requires:
tokens - Deterministic: yes
- In other languages: Bustrophedon (de), Boustrophédon (fr)
Prompt hint¶
Write alternate lines in reverse direction, turning at each line end.
Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
source |
string | — |
The text this one was made from. |
Examples¶
alternate-lines-turned¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
the cat sat down
tsaf nar god a
one bird flew high
Parameters: source='the cat sat down\na dog ran fast\none bird flew high'
Source: constructed example; the procedure is traditional
no-line-turned¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
the cat sat down
a dog ran fast
one bird flew high
Parameters: source='the cat sat down\na dog ran fast\none bird flew high'
Source: constructed counterexample
zeile-zwei-gewendet¶
de — this text satisfies the procedure.
die katze schlief
llenhcs feil dnuh nie
ein vogel flog hoch
Parameters: source='die katze schlief\nein hund lief schnell\nein vogel flog hoch'
Source: constructed example; the procedure is traditional
keine-zeile-gewendet¶
de — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
die katze schlief
ein hund lief schnell
ein vogel flog hoch
Parameters: source='die katze schlief\nein hund lief schnell\nein vogel flog hoch'
Source: constructed counterexample