Univocalic translation¶
univocalic_translation · translation · validated
A translation restricted throughout to a single vowel in the target language.
Provenance¶
- Source: Oulipo, Atlas de littérature potentielle (1981)
- Attribution:
reference— attested in a standard reference rather than traced to an origin - 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,alphabet - Deterministic: no
- In other languages: Univokalische Übersetzung (de), Traduction univocalique (fr)
Prompt hint¶
Translate the passage using only one vowel throughout.
Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
fold_diacritics |
boolean | True |
Treat accented letters as their base letter, and ß as ss. |
source |
string | — |
The text this one was made from. |
vowel |
— | None |
The permitted vowel; inferred if unset. |
Examples¶
single-vowel-result¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
the letters were her tenders
Parameters: source='x', vowel='e'
Source: constructed example; only the checkable half (the vowel constraint) is scored
second-vowel-present¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
the cat sat
Parameters: source='x', vowel='e'
Source: constructed counterexample
nur-e-als-vokal¶
de — this text satisfies the procedure.
Der Retter der Fremden erkennt jeden Wert.
Parameters: source='x', vowel='e'
Source: constructed example; only the checkable half (the vowel constraint) is scored — reuses univocalic's own de fixture
ein-zweiter-vokal-vorhanden¶
de — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
Der Wind trug die Blumen fort.
Parameters: source='x', vowel='e'
Source: constructed counterexample — reuses univocalic's own de fixture
une-seule-voyelle¶
fr — this text satisfies the procedure.
les lettres tendres se perdent
Parameters: source='x', vowel='e'
Source: constructed example; only the checkable half (the vowel constraint) is scored
une-seconde-voyelle-presente¶
fr — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
le chat dort
Parameters: source='x', vowel='e'
Source: constructed counterexample