用大模型分析1.2万部法语小说，发现文体与经典地位塑造文本关联
Latent Structures of Intertextuality in French Fiction
- 用先进语言模型编码小说，捕捉超越字面与主题的深层文本特征
- 发现18-20世纪法语小说中，文体和经典地位显著影响文本相似性
- 支持“时代文风”存在，适合文学研究与数字人文学者参考
互文性是文学理论中的核心概念，挑战了传统文本、意义与作者性的观念，认为文本始终处于不断演化与重构的庞大互文网络中。本文认为，计算文学研究是探索互文性的理想领域，因我们已具备系统比较文本的能力。研究基于18至20世纪初超过1.2万部法语小说的语料库，聚焦子类型与文学经典地位在文本框架中的作用。文章尝试通过前沿上下文语言模型对小说进行编码，以捕捉超越词汇或主题层面的特征。先前研究（Hughes, 2012）支持“时代文风”的存在，本研究进一步验证了这一观点。结果表明，子类型与经典性在塑造法语小说间的文本相似性方面均起关键作用，凸显了类型与经典作为动态力量，在特定历史语境下对文学作品演化及互文联系的影响。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Intertextuality is a key concept in literary theory that challenges traditional notions of text, signification or authorship. It views texts as part of a vast intertextual network that is constantly evolving and being reconfigured. This paper argues that the field of computational literary studies is the ideal place to conduct a study of intertextuality since we have now the ability to systematically compare texts with each others. Specifically, we present a work on a corpus of more than 12.000 French fictions from the 18th, 19th and early 20th century. We focus on evaluating the underlying roles of two literary notions, sub-genres and the literary canon in the framing of textuality. The article attempts to operationalize intertextuality using state-of-the-art contextual language models to encode novels and capture features that go beyond simple lexical or thematic approaches. Previous research (Hughes, 2012) supports the existence of a literary "style of a time", and our findings further reinforce this concept. Our findings also suggest that both subgenres and canonicity play a significant role in shaping textual similarities within French fiction. These discoveries point to the importance of considering genre and canon as dynamic forces that influence the evolution and intertextual connections of literary works within specific historical contexts.
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