: Subtitles are unique because they are "amplified". They use more high-arousal and emotional words (both happy and sad) compared to dry, written texts, making them a "hyper-real" version of human conversation.
: In many studies, subtitle-based frequencies explained reading behavior better than counts from traditional written sources like the People's Daily in China or classic British literature.
: Databases like SUBTLEX provide researchers with massive counts of words from millions of subtitle lines in languages like English, Chinese, Greek, and Dutch. Interesting Findings
