Quantitative Analysis of English Literature from 1395 (Chaucer) to 2015 (Bowen)

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Quantitative Analysis of English Literature from 1395 (Chaucer) to 2015 (Bowen)

Igor P. Fesenko^a more

^a Igor P. Fesenko

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6108-4306. Correspondence: 2, Avtozavodska street, Kyiv, 04074, Ukraine. E-mail: igorfesenko@ukr.net. Instagram: @dr_igorfesenko.

Published December 11, 2025

https://doi.org/10.23999/j.lcsm.2025.4

Linguistic Cues to Social Meaning 5, December 2025, 100012.

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HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE (APA STYLE)

Fesenko, I. P. (2025). Quantitative analysis of English literature from 1395 (Chaucer) to 2015 (Bowen). Linguistic Cues to Social Meaning, 5, Article 100012.

ABSTRACT

Correlation between transition in the English language to dominantly plural addressing and the social stabilization in England is estimated. The time dependence of calculated plural addressing a person in the English literature shows saturation value of 1.00 already in XIX century.

KEYWORDS

English literature, addressing number, singular, plural, social stabilization