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A Sign of the Times: ‘Fear’ Language in Books Is on the Rise
Writers agonize about finding just the right words to express their emotions, observations, and musings.
“Words mean more than what is set down on paper,” poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou wrote in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. “It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.”
Since the 1970s, fear language appears more often in literary works than language pertaining to any other emotion, and books written in the second half of the 20th century contain less emotional language overall than those written in the first half, according to a new study.
Read the rest I wrote for Healthline here: A Sign of the Times: ‘Fear’ Language in Books Is on the RiseBrian Krans
“Words mean more than what is set down on paper,” poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou wrote in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. “It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.”
Since the 1970s, fear language appears more often in literary works than language pertaining to any other emotion, and books written in the second half of the 20th century contain less emotional language overall than those written in the first half, according to a new study.
Read the rest I wrote for Healthline here: A Sign of the Times: ‘Fear’ Language in Books Is on the RiseBrian Krans
