2 research outputs found
Folktale story generation and automatic evaluation of generated text
No full textDecember 2024School of ScienceFolktales, as cultural narratives originating from oral traditions, simultaneously entertain and educateindividuals. These indigenous tales, deeply rooted in societal contexts and imbued with moral
lessons, provide invaluable insights into the customs and traditions of the communities responsible
for their creation and transmission across generations. Consequently, folktales possess historical
and literary importance, making them ideal tools for fostering understanding and promoting cultural
exchange among diverse cultures. Remarkably, folktales from various societies frequently exhibit
striking similarities, highlighting the interconnectedness of human experiences across the globe.
Folklore researchers have meticulously analyzed and classified folktales based on types and
motifs to identify shared themes and characteristics. Nonetheless, the automatic identification
and discovery of folktale types remain an area of ongoing study, and little work has focused on
automatic folktale classification and clustering.
The research presented here has three distinct contributions: addressing the challenges
associated with automatically recognizing folktale plot types and motifs to cluster tales, generating
narratives conforming to one or more established folktale types, and evaluating the produced text
with regard to the plot type and a holistic measure of quality.
This research lays the foundation for valuable applications in diverse fields, including information
retrieval, persuasive communication, negotiation strategies, natural language comprehension,
and computational creativity. Additionally, the capacity to abstract natural language semantics could
be crucial in various cognitive tasks, and this study offers insights into these fundamental processes.
Lastly, this research advances a computational perspective on cultural influences, enabling the
exploration of cultural distinctions as they manifest within narratives.Ph
The Role of Non-Human Creation in the Liturgical Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Tradition: Towards an Orthodox Ecological Theology
No full textThis thesis examines the role played by non-human creation in the liturgies for the feast of Holy Pascha (Easter), of the twelve major feasts of the Orthodox Church, and of the period of Great Lent. Applying to liturgical texts and practices the methodology developed by Paul Ricoeur for biblical interpretation, the thesis argues that the kind of world opened by these liturgies allows for the participation of non-human creatures in the liturgy and thus is amenable to an ecological theology. It investigates the implications of the liturgical texts for contemporary theological reflection about salvation, incarnation, sin, and theosis in light of the ecological crisis and the frequent Orthodox claim that the liturgy is ‘cosmic’ in scope. Chapter 1 looks at the role of non-human creation in the Paschal/Pentecost season and lays out the case for the need to include all of creation. Chapter 2 focuses on the feasts of the incarnation and argues for a more inclusive theological interpretation of the incarnation. Chapter 3 examines the liturgies of Lent and Holy Week and develops hamartiological implications of the ecological crisis. The final chapter focuses on the feasts of Theophany and the Transfiguration and proposes a view of theosis that extends beyond humans
