Lipogrammatic translation¶
lipogrammatic_translation · translation · validated
A translation that observes a lipogram absent from the original, or preserves one the original imposed.
Provenance¶
- Source: Gilbert Adair's A Void (1994), translating Perec's La Disparition
- Attribution:
primary— a named author, work and year this catalogue stands behind - 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: both
- Languages: en, de, fr
- Requires:
tokens,fold_diacritics - Deterministic: no
- In other languages: Lipogrammatische Übersetzung (de), Traduction lipogrammatique (fr)
Prompt hint¶
Translate the passage while never using the forbidden letter.
Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
fold_diacritics |
boolean | True |
Treat accented letters as their base letter, and ß as ss. |
forbidden |
string | e |
The letter the text must omit. |
source |
string | — |
The text this one was made from. |
Examples¶
no-forbidden-letter¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
brown fox
Parameters: source='x', forbidden='e'
Source: constructed example; only the checkable half (the lipogram) is scored
forbidden-letter-present¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
the letter appears here
Parameters: source='x', forbidden='e'
Source: constructed counterexample
kein-verbotener-buchstabe¶
de — this text satisfies the procedure.
Und so zog Wind durch kalt Rauch, ganz ohn Trost.
Parameters: source='x', forbidden='e'
Source: constructed example; only the checkable half (the lipogram) is scored — reuses lipogram's own de fixture
verbotener-buchstabe-vorhanden¶
de — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
Der Wind weht heute wieder gegen jedes Fenster.
Parameters: source='x', forbidden='e'
Source: constructed counterexample — reuses lipogram's own de fixture
aucune-lettre-interdite¶
fr — this text satisfies the procedure.
Un fils qui court dans un champ, loin du bruit.
Parameters: source='x', forbidden='e'
Source: constructed example; only the checkable half (the lipogram) is scored — reuses lipogram's own fr fixture
lettre-interdite-presente¶
fr — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
Le vent revient et le monde se tait.
Parameters: source='x', forbidden='e'
Source: constructed counterexample — reuses lipogram's own fr fixture