Title:
Multiscale characteristics of sentence length variability in hopscotch by julio cortázar
Authors:
- Michal Dolina
- Stanislaw Drozdz
- Jakub Dec
- Jaroslaw Kwapien
- Tomasz Stanisz
Published in:
(2024). ECMS 2024, 38th Proceedings
Edited by: Daniel Grzonka, Natalia Rylko, Grazyna Suchacka, Vladimir Mityushev, European Council for Modelling and Simulation.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.7148/2024
ISSN: 2522-2422 (ONLINE)
ISSN: 2522-2414 (PRINT)
ISSN: 2522-2430 (CD-ROM)
ISBN: 978-3-937436-84-5
ISBN: 978-3-937436-83-8 (CD) Communications of the ECMS Volume 38, Issue 1, June 2024, Cracow, Poland June 4th – June 7th, 2024
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7148/2024-0310
Citation format:
Michal dolina, Stanislaw drozdz, Jakub dec, Jaroslaw kwapien, Tomasz stanisz (2024). Multiscale characteristics of sentence length variability in Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar, ECMS 2024, Proceedings Edited by: Daniel Grzonka, Natalia Rylko, Grazyna Suchacka, Vladimir Mityushev, European Council for Modelling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2024-0310
Abstract:
Sentence length variability (SLV) is a crucial aspect of writing that can significantly impact the overall effectiveness, expressiveness and readability of the written work. In the communication presented here, the dynamics of SLV are subjected to quantitative analysis with an attempt to identify potential multiscale patterns and their multifractal characteristics using the Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (MFDFA). This study examines the outstanding and unique work of world literature, such as Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar. The present analysis includes the original version of this work as well as translations into English and Polish. Clear evidence of rich multifractality in the dynamics of SLV in the original arrangement of chapters as well as in numerous permutations of them is obtained. This result quantitatively confirms the widespread belief that Hopscotch is a work with a non-linear narrative.
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