Folktale story generation and automatic evaluation of generated text
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Authors
Katsios, Gregorios, Anastasios
Issue Date
2024-12
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Computer science
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Abstract
Folktales, 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.
Description
December 2024
School of Science
School of Science
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Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY