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Multifractal Hopscotch in Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar
Jakub Dec1, Michał Dolina1, Stanisław Drożdż1,2
1Faculty of Computer Science and Telecommunications, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Kraków, Poland.
Entropy (Basel, Switzerland)
|August 29, 2024
Summary
This study analyzes sentence length variability in Julio Cortázar's novel "Hopscotch." The research reveals complex multifractal patterns in sentence structure across different language versions, highlighting punctuation's role in text complexity.
Area of Science:
- Computational Linguistics
- Literary Studies
- Statistical Physics
Background:
- Punctuation significantly influences text effectiveness, expressiveness, and readability.
- Sentence-ending punctuation distribution is key to written language complexity.
- Julio Cortázar's "Hopscotch" features reader-directed structural freedom.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantitatively analyze sentence length variability (SLV) in "Hopscotch."
- To identify SLV distribution types, long-memory effects, and multiscale patterns.
- To investigate the statistical impact of structural freedom on SLV across languages.
Main Methods:
- Quantitative analysis of SLV time series.
- Investigation of distribution types and long-memory effects.
- Multifractal analysis of original and translated versions.
Main Results:
- Rich multifractality observed in SLV dynamics across Spanish, English, and Polish versions.
- Left-sided asymmetry detected in the multifractal patterns.
- Consistent patterns found regardless of chapter order.
Conclusions:
- SLV in "Hopscotch" exhibits complex multifractal behavior.
- Linguistic and structural choices impact textual complexity.
- Multifractality provides insights into literary innovation and translation.
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