Increases in Individualistic Words and Phrases in American Books, 1960–2008
Volume: 7, Issue: 7, Pages: e40181 - e40181
Published: Jul 10, 2012
Abstract
Cultural products such as song lyrics, television shows, and books reveal cultural differences, including cultural change over time. Two studies examine changes in the use of individualistic words (Study 1) and phrases (Study 2) in the Google Books Ngram corpus of millions of books in American English. Current samples from the general population generated and rated lists of individualistic words and phrases (e.g., "unique," "personalize,"...
Paper Details
Title
Increases in Individualistic Words and Phrases in American Books, 1960–2008
Published Date
Jul 10, 2012
Volume
7
Issue
7
Pages
e40181 - e40181
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