From graphemic dependence to lexical structure: a Markovian perspective on Dante's Commedia

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.22626v1
• Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:54:59 GMT
• Title: From graphemic dependence to lexical structure: a Markovian perspective on Dante's Commedia
• Abstract summary: This study investigates the structural organisation of Dante's Divina Commedia through a symbolic representation based on vowel-consonant (V/C) encoding.<n>The resulting sequence as a four-state Markov chain yields a parsimonious index of graphemic memory.<n>Across the poem, this index exhibits a slight but consistent increase from the Inferno to the Paradiso, indicating a directional shift in local dependency structure.
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• Abstract: This study investigates the structural organisation of Dante's Divina Commedia through a symbolic representation based on vowel-consonant (V/C) encoding. Modelling the resulting sequence as a four-state Markov chain yields a parsimonious index of graphemic memory, capturing the balance between persistence and alternation patterns. Across the poem, this index exhibits a slight but consistent increase from the Inferno to the Paradiso, indicating a directional shift in local dependency structure. Trigram-level analysis shows that this trend is driven by a restricted set of recurrent configurations, interpreted as graphemic probes linking the Markov representation to identifiable lexical environments in the text. These probes display distinct behaviours: configurations involving two transitions more frequently emerge across word boundaries, reflecting interactions between adjacent tokens, whereas configurations with fewer transitions are largely confined to intra-lexical structures. Part of the signal is further shaped by orthographic phenomena, particularly apostrophised forms, highlighting the role of writing conventions alongside phonological and lexical organisation. A complementary classification analysis identifies cantica-specific terms, providing lexical anchors through which graphemic probes can be related to the structure of the poem. This organisation is reflected not only in the separation of the three cantiche, but also in a continuous trajectory across the text. Overall, the results show that simple probabilistic models applied to symbolic text representations can uncover structured interactions between local dependencies, lexical distribution, orthographic encoding, and large-scale organisation, providing an interpretable framework for linking local symbolic dynamics to higher-level textual organisation.

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