+ PUBLIC LANGUAGE OBSERVATORY · 01
Tense Index.
Past, present, future.
How time shifts in public speech.
2026
100 TIME100 participants.
Original English speech only.
Equal weight among observed participants.
About this research pilot
TEMPORAL PROFILE
Share of speech units, %Three directions of time
PastPresentFuture30-day window
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Strip below the chart: sand means fewer than 5 participants or 100 units; green means the threshold is met. This measures coverage, not reliability.
Event of the week
One event for every 7 days from January 1. An editorial selection for context, not an explanation of index movements. All events and sources ↗
02 / CONTEXT
Language and the world
Comparing speech patterns with three
indicators of the US economy.
Correlations
Pearson coefficient · daily observations
| Index | Past | Present | Future |
|---|
−1+1
Correlation does not imply causation. Changes in participant coverage may drive the association.
03 / EVIDENCE