UT and U.K. Researchers Map a Universal Blueprint for Storytelling
- Aug 31, 2020
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Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and Lancaster University in the U.K. have uncovered fascinating new patterns in the way storytellers choose their words.
When telling a story, common but invisible words — a, the, it — are used in certain ways and at certain moments. In a study published in Science Advances, the international team of researchers recorded the use of such words across thousands of fictional and nonfictional stories, mapping a universal blueprint for storytelling.
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