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Using Perec

  • In the example corpus, perec often appears in combinations such as: georges perec, perec was, perec 's.

Context around Perec

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

georges 3× sydney 1× explained 1× case 1× basement 1× brought 1×

Often after:

gives 1× named 1× expands 1×

Sentence patterns with Perec

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1978 brought perec some financial 1× a basement perec expands the 1× description of perec s own 1× federation explained perec s absence 1× georges perec named sentimental 1× in georges perec s poems 1× inspired by perec s experience 1× into sydney perec was the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

elements apartment block 1× for instance the 1× georges perec named 1× la vie mode 1× leading into sydney 1× perec s most 1×

Common sentence endings:

adopted by them 1× exposing every room 1× his favourite novels 1× letters only once 1× novel as well 1× perec s experience 1×

Words around Perec

Just before it in the word index:

perebudova 2 perea 12 pere 36 perdus 2 perdues 3 perdue 158

Just after it in the word index:

pereda 2 peredelkino 2 peredeo 4 peredur 3 pereg 2 peregian 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Perec

  • In this selection, "perec" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, georges, sydney, explained, gives, named and expands stand out and add context to how "perec" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1978 brought perec some financial and a basement perec expands the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "perec" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with perec

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Georges Perec named Sentimental Education as one of his favourite novels. (11 words)

The second narrative is a description of Perec's own childhood during and after World War II. (17 words)

Perec's most famous novel La Vie mode d'emploi ( Life a User's Manual ) was published in 1978. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

For instance, the items in the couples list are seen once with their natural partner (in which case Perec gives an explicit reference), and once with every other element (where he is free to be cryptic). (36 words)

Elements Apartment block One of Perec's long-standing projects was the description of a Parisian apartment block as it could be seen if the entire facade were removed, exposing every room. (32 words)

Philippe Lamblin, president of the French track and field federation, explained Perec's absence on Tuesday at the press conference: "Before a big event she wants to be alone. (29 words)

Example sentences (13)

Leading into Sydney, Perec was the rival who could stop Freeman from winning gold even though she had not beaten Freeman in four years at that time.

Philippe Lamblin, president of the French track and field federation, explained Perec's absence on Tuesday at the press conference: "Before a big event she wants to be alone.

Elements Apartment block One of Perec's long-standing projects was the description of a Parisian apartment block as it could be seen if the entire facade were removed, exposing every room.

For instance, the items in the couples list are seen once with their natural partner (in which case Perec gives an explicit reference), and once with every other element (where he is free to be cryptic).

Georges Perec named Sentimental Education as one of his favourite novels.

However, as the novel contains only 99 chapters, bypassing a basement, Perec expands the theme of Bartlebooth's failure to the structure of the novel as well.

La Vie mode d'emploi (1978) brought Perec some financial and critical success—it won the Prix Médicis —and allowed him to turn to writing full-time.

Perec's most famous novel La Vie mode d'emploi ( Life a User's Manual ) was published in 1978.

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Perec was taken into the care of his paternal aunt and uncle in 1942, and in 1945 he was formally adopted by them.

Russian author Sergei Dovlatov adopted a rule that no two words starting with the same letter should appear in any single sentence, inspired by Perec 's experience.

See also A literary parallel of the tone row is found in Georges Perec 's poems which use each of a particular set of letters only once.

Since the name "Georges Perec" is full of "e"s, the disappearance of the letter also ensures the author's own "disappearance".

The second narrative is a description of Perec's own childhood during and after World War II.

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Common combinations with perec

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