Description
Return a character's dialogue and whole-text word shares.
Comparative-literature annotations connect editions, passages, speakers, structural frames and count units. Literal keys and normalized lengths can support consistent records while textual meaning, translation fidelity and bibliographic authority remain matters for source-aware editorial analysis.
Return a character's dialogue and whole-text word shares.
When to use this tool
Use Character Dialogue Word Share Term when checking a supplied literary annotation, cross-edition offset or count convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter characterWords, allDialogueWords, narrativeWords. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read dialogueShare, wholeTextShare. Use the output convention below.
Return a character's dialogue and whole-text word shares. Require whole allDialogueWords >= 1, characterWords within it and narrativeWords >= 0; divide character words by dialogue total and dialogue+narrative total.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| characterWords | Character Words | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| allDialogueWords | All Dialogue Words | Required. Safe integer; minimum 1. |
| narrativeWords | Narrative Words | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| dialogueShare | Dialogue Share | Required. Finite number. |
| wholeTextShare | Whole Text Share | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"characterWords": 100,
"allDialogueWords": 400,
"narrativeWords": 600
},
"output": {
"dialogueShare": 0.25,
"wholeTextShare": 0.1
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Character attribution and count units are supplied; this does not infer prominence, narrative voice or actual manuscript coverage.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Inspect the source editions and their annotation/counting policy for substantive literary, translation or provenance conclusions.
References
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