Definitional literature¶
definitional_literature · word · validated
Replace each substantive word by its dictionary definition, and repeat.
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: Definitionsliteratur (de), Littérature définitionnelle (fr)
Prompt hint¶
Replace every meaningful word with its dictionary definition, then do it again.
Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
source |
string | — |
The text this one was made from. |
Examples¶
one-round-expansion¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
the something crucial for explaining
Parameters: source='the key'
Source: constructed example, both rounds performed with get_pack("en").glosses rather than hand-typed. key's fourth sense — "something crucial for explaining" — replaces it; the does not resolve and stays, which is why estimated_words reports 1. One round is definitional literature as much as two are, so this passes with iterations 1.
two-round-expansion¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
the something of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis for explaining
Parameters: source='the key'
Source: the case above put through the procedure a second time: of that gloss's own words only crucial resolves, and it is replaced by its first sense, while something, for and explaining resolve to nothing and stay as they are. No single round reaches this text — definitional_expansion rejects it — and two rounds do.
no-round-count-reaches-it¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
the key
Parameters: source='the key'
Source: constructed counterexample; the source retyped unchanged. Zero rounds is not what the procedure asks for, so key is reported not_expanded and iterations is 0.
der-schluessel¶
de — this text satisfies the procedure.
definiter Artikel (bestimmtes Geschlechtswort) Gegenstand zum Schließen und Öffnen eines Schlosses
Parameters: source='der Schlüssel'
Source: constructed example; one round of expansion, each word replaced by a sense the German lexicon carries
le-roi¶
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. Celui qui est à la tête d’une collectivité.
Parameters: source='le roi'
Source: constructed example; one round of expansion, le and roi each replaced by a sense the French lexicon carries, read verbatim rather than hand-typed.
aucun-tour-ne-l-atteint¶
fr — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
le roi
Parameters: source='le roi'
Source: constructed counterexample; the source retyped unchanged, so no word is expanded at all