3 papers
cs.CL2001
Testing for Mathematical Lineation in Jim Crace's "Quarantine" and T. S. Eliot's "Four Quartets"
John Constable, Hideaki Aoyama
The mathematical distinction between prose and verse may be detected in writings that are not apparently lineated, for example in T. S. Eliot's "Burnt Norton", and Jim Crace's "Qua…
cmp-lg1998
Isometric Lineation in English Texts: An Empirical and Mathematical Examination of its Character and Consequences
Hideaki Aoyama, John Constable
In this paper we build on earlier observations and theory regarding word length frequency and sequential distribution to develop a mathematical characterization of some of the lang…
cmp-lg1998
Word Length Frequency and Distribution in English: Observations, Theory, and Implications for the Construction of Verse Lines
Hideaki Aoyama, John Constable
Recent observations in the theory of verse and empirical metrics have suggested that constructing a verse line involves a pattern-matching search through a source text, and that th…