Text folding¶
text_folding · procedural · validated
A text produced by folding a page so that non-adjacent passages meet and are read as continuous.
Provenance¶
- Source: William S. Burroughs, The Third Mind (1978)
- 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: constructive
- Languages: en, de
- Requires:
tokens - Deterministic: yes
- In other languages: Textfaltung (de)
Prompt hint¶
Fold the page so distant passages touch, and read across the fold.
Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
fold_at |
integer | 1 |
How many lines make up the near flap; the far flap folds onto it. |
source |
string | — |
The text this one was made from. |
Examples¶
far-flap-brought-forward¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
three
four
five
one
two
Parameters: source='one\ntwo\nthree\nfour\nfive', fold_at=2
Source: constructed example; the procedure is Burroughs's fold-in
unfolded-text-fails¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
one
two
three
four
five
Parameters: source='one\ntwo\nthree\nfour\nfive', fold_at=2
Source: constructed counterexample
entfernte-lasche-nach-vorn-geholt¶
de — this text satisfies the procedure.
drei
vier
fuenf
eins
zwei
Parameters: source='eins\nzwei\ndrei\nvier\nfuenf', fold_at=2
Source: constructed example; the procedure is Burroughs's fold-in
ungefalteter-text-scheitert¶
de — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
eins
zwei
drei
vier
fuenf
Parameters: source='eins\nzwei\ndrei\nvier\nfuenf', fold_at=2
Source: constructed counterexample