This closely tracks similar trends in the English corpus as a whole. I attribute this specific pattern to feminization of institutions in 1970. Link to broader argument in next post (thank you Elon). https://t.co/pXDp2l9wNh
This closely tracks similar trends in the English corpus as a whole. I attribute this specific pattern to feminization of institutions in 1970. Link to broader argument in next post (thank you Elon). https://t.co/pXDp2l9wNh
The metaphorical concepts TIME IS MONEY, TIME IS A RESOURCE, and TIME IS A VALUABLE COMMODITY form a single system based on subcategorization, since in our society money is a limited resource and limited resources are valuable commodities.
George Lakoff • Metaphors We Live By
One analysis of Google Ngram data found that the use of sentiment-laden words such as “feel” or “believe” in texts uploaded to Google Books declined systematically after the year 1850, while words that are rationality coded, such as “determine” and “conclusion,” increased. This pattern reversed in the 1980s and accelerated around 2007, when emotion
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As recently as the 1980s, the idea of “emotional intelligence” was not taken seriously, particularly by men; today, most professions regard it as important as any scholastic achievement. In a hundred years, qualitative intelligence might be unilaterally prioritized over quantitative aptitude.