Definitional expansion¶
definitional_expansion · word · validated
A single iteration of definitional literature, in which each substantive word is replaced once by its dictionary definition.
Provenance¶
- Source: Marcel Bénabou and Georges Perec, littérature définitionnelle (1966)
- Attribution:
primary— a named author, work and year this catalogue stands behind - Checkability:
source— decidable against the source text it was made from - Attested:
author-stated— the originator set this rule down
Details¶
- Kind: both
- Languages: en, fr
- Requires:
tokens,lexicon.glosses - Deterministic: yes
- In other languages: Expansion définitionnelle (fr)
Prompt hint¶
Replace each meaningful word once with its dictionary definition.
Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
source |
string | — |
The text this one was made from. |
Examples¶
both-substantive-words-expanded¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
the a plot of ground where plants are cultivated was characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
Parameters: source='the garden was quiet'
Source: constructed example; garden and quiet are each replaced by one of the senses get_pack("en").glosses returns for them (garden's second sense, quiet's first), read verbatim rather than hand-typed. the and was do not resolve and are left as they were, which is why estimated_words reports 2 rather than the row scoring only 2 of 4 words.
one_word_left_unexpanded¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
the a plot of ground where plants are cultivated was quiet
Parameters: source='the garden was quiet'
Source: constructed counterexample; garden is expanded the same way as the case above, but quiet is left as the bare source word, which _replaced_by_gloss reports as not_expanded.
der-garten-war-still¶
de — this text satisfies the procedure.
definiter Artikel (bestimmtes Geschlechtswort) vor einem Wirtshaus aufgestellte Kübelbäume war im Zustand der Bewegungslosigkeit, der Unbewegtheit und der Ruhe
Parameters: source='der Garten war still'
Source: constructed example; der, Garten and still are each replaced by one of the senses get_pack("de").glosses returns for them, read verbatim rather than hand-typed. war does not resolve and is left as it was.
le-chat-dort¶
fr — this text satisfies the procedure.
Ce… dont on parle maintenant. Déterminant marquant un nom masculin singulier, référant à une seule entité possible dans un contexte. Mammifère carnivore félin de taille moyenne, au museau court et arrondi, domestiqué, apprivoisé ou encore à l’état sauvage. dort
Parameters: source='le chat dort'
Source: constructed example; le and chat are each replaced by the first sense get_pack("fr").glosses returns for them, read verbatim rather than hand-typed. dort does not resolve and is left as it was.
un-mot-laisse-tel-quel¶
fr — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
Ce… dont on parle maintenant. Déterminant marquant un nom masculin singulier, référant à une seule entité possible dans un contexte. chat dort
Parameters: source='le chat dort'
Source: constructed counterexample; le is expanded the same way as the case above, but chat is left as the bare source word, which replaced_by_gloss reports as not_expanded.