Examining long-term trends in politics and culture through language of political leaders and cultural institutions.

ABSTRACT: From many perspectives, the election of Donald Trump was seen as a departure from long-standing political norms. An analysis of Trump's word use in the presidential debates and speeches indicated that he was exceptionally informal but at the same time, spoke with a sense of certainty. Indeed, he is lower in analytic thinking and higher in confidence than almost any previous American president. Closer analyses of linguistic trends of presidential language indicate that Trump's language is consistent with long-term linear trends, demonstrating that he is not as much an outlier as he initially seems. Across multiple corpora from the American presidents, non-US leaders, and legislative bodies spanning decades, there has been a general decline in analytic thinking and a rise in confidence in mo

SUBMITTER: Jordan KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6397582 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature