Liponym¶
liponym · letter · validated
A text that omits a chosen word entirely, especially one the subject makes almost unavoidable.
Provenance¶
- Source: Oulipo, Atlas de littérature potentielle (1981)
- Attribution:
reference— attested in a standard reference rather than traced to an origin - Checkability:
self— decidable from the text and its parameters alone - Attested:
codified— formulated as a rule by a tradition rather than declared by an author
Details¶
- Kind: restrictive
- Languages: en, fr
- Requires:
tokens - Deterministic: yes
- In other languages: Liponyme (fr)
Prompt hint¶
Describe the subject at length without ever using its most obvious word.
Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
forbidden |
string | — |
The word the text must never use. |
Examples¶
avoids-the-word¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
a cat sat on the mat
Parameters: forbidden='dog'
Source: constructed example
uses-the-word¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
a dog sat on the mat
Parameters: forbidden='dog'
Source: constructed counterexample
evite-le-mot¶
fr — this text satisfies the procedure.
un chat dormait sur le tapis
Parameters: forbidden='chien'
Source: constructed example
emploie-le-mot¶
fr — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
un chien dormait sur le tapis
Parameters: forbidden='chien'
Source: constructed counterexample