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DOI: 10.4230/OASIcs.CMN.2016.14

Appraisal of Computational Model for Yorùbá Folktale Narrative

Authors: O. Deborah Ninan, George O. Ajíbádé, and Odetunji A. Odéjobí

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 53, 7th Workshop on Computational Models of Narrative (CMN 2016)

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Our effort at developing computational models for African narratives, particularly those of Yorùbá folktales, is challenged by the diversity in concepts and methodologies in the discipline. This motivated us to pause and consider the various computational models of narratives in the literature. This is with a view to finding the most appropriate or otherwise adapt a closely related one for the purpose. Thorndyke's story grammar was among the models of narrative in the literature which were appraised, found close in structure and was adapted for the modelling of Yorùbá folktales narrative. In conclusion we found that the modified version of Thorndyke's model was appropriate for modelling Yorùbá folktales narrative.

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O. Deborah Ninan, George O. Ajíbádé, and Odetunji A. Odéjobí. Appraisal of Computational Model for Yorùbá Folktale Narrative. In 7th Workshop on Computational Models of Narrative (CMN 2016). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 53, pp. 14:1-14:11, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2016)

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@InProceedings{ninan_et_al:OASIcs.CMN.2016.14,
  author =	{Ninan, O. Deborah and Aj{\'\i}b\'{a}d\'{e}, George O. and Od\'{e}job{\'\i}, Odetunji A.},
  title =	{{Appraisal of Computational Model for Yor\`{u}b\'{a} Folktale Narrative}},
  booktitle =	{7th Workshop on Computational Models of Narrative (CMN 2016)},
  pages =	{14:1--14:11},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-020-0},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2016},
  volume =	{53},
  editor =	{Miller, Ben and Lieto, Antonio and Ronfard, R\'{e}mi and Ware, Stephen G. and Finlayson, Mark A.},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.CMN.2016.14},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-67158},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.CMN.2016.14},
  annote =	{Keywords: Computational, Modelling, Grammar, Folktales, Yor\`{u}b\'{a}}
}

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DOI: 10.4230/OASIcs.CMN.2013.153

Theoretical Issues in the Computational Modelling of Yorùbá Narratives

Authors: Olufemi D. Ninan and Odetunji A. Odéjobí

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 32, 2013 Workshop on Computational Models of Narrative

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Developing a coherent computational model for narratives across multiple cultures raises the question of the components and structure of a framework within which African narratives can be conceptualised and formalised. It is well known that narratives are influenced by cultural, linguistic, and cognitive factors. We identify and define entities, elements, and relations necessary for the adequate description of Yorùbá narratives. We also discuss these theoretical issues in the context of designing a formal framework that is amenable to computational modelling.

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Olufemi D. Ninan and Odetunji A. Odéjobí. Theoretical Issues in the Computational Modelling of Yorùbá Narratives. In 2013 Workshop on Computational Models of Narrative. Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 32, pp. 153-157, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2013)

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@InProceedings{ninan_et_al:OASIcs.CMN.2013.153,
  author =	{Ninan, Olufemi D. and Od\'{e}job{\'\i}, Odetunji A.},
  title =	{{Theoretical Issues in the Computational Modelling of Yor\`{u}b\'{a} Narratives}},
  booktitle =	{2013 Workshop on Computational Models of Narrative},
  pages =	{153--157},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-939897-57-6},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2013},
  volume =	{32},
  editor =	{Finlayson, Mark A. and Fisseni, Bernhard and L\"{o}we, Benedikt and Meister, Jan Christoph},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.CMN.2013.153},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-41424},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.CMN.2013.153},
  annote =	{Keywords: Natural language interfaces, Narratives and story generation, Human computer interaction}
}

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