What if fan-fiction, but also coding
How does fan-fiction differ in style to its original canon and does it affect its success?
R.C. Lambert (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)
HS Hung – Mentor (TU Delft - Pattern Recognition and Bioinformatics)
Ivan Kondyurin – Mentor (TU Delft - Pattern Recognition and Bioinformatics)
Elmar Eisemann – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Computer Graphics and Visualisation)
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Abstract
Natural language processing, specifically style, is not explored significantly in the context of fan-fiction. By using function word frequency analysis, this paper explores the similarity in style between original works and fan-fictions derived from them as well as the impact of those stylistic similarities on the fan-fictions' successes. Investigating the works of Worm and Narnia and utilising a control set, this hypothesis is examined. Similarity in style seems to be variable, but it is suggested that certain stylistic features lead to success more than other regardless of the original work's style. More research would be needed to confirm those numbers.