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March 22, 2026Digital humanities quarterlyOpen Access

Computational Paremiology: Charting the temporal, ecological dynamics of proverb use in books, news articles, and tweets

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EDEthan DavisUniversity of VermontCDChristopher M. DanforthUniversity of VermontWMWolfgang Mieder

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Implication

Quantitative analysis reveals temporal and ecological dynamics of proverbs in books, articles, and tweets, indicating cultural significance.

Key Points

  • To quantitatively measure changes in proverb frequency and relevance over time across different text corpora.
  • Analysis of millions of books, thousands of news articles, and billions of tweets
  • Use of The Dictionary of American Proverbs for phraseological insights
  • Comparative analysis of four distinct corpora over varying time frames
  • Frequency of proverbs aligns with individual word distribution
  • Different corpora reveal unique relationships to cultural phenomena
  • Quantitative measures provide insights into proverb use over time

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Davis et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69bf38f3c7b3c90b18b42f4bhttps://doi.org/10.63744/x22v6vsyx8cm
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