Unconscious language processes became consciously manipulated models later

Evidence

It remains only to emphasize that in their origins, the fixing of print-languages and the differentiation of status between them were largely unselfconscious processes resulting from the explosive interaction between capitalism, technology and human linguistic diversity. But as with so much else in the history of nationalism, once ‘there,’ they could become formal models to be imitated, and, where expedient, consciously exploited in a Machiavellian spirit. — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities, 190

Categorization

• XREF: The ‘unselfconscious becoming conscious’ arc parallels hegemony: what emerges organically gets deliberately wielded — scaffold for reading how ‘common sense’ exclusions get engineered. — connects to: Unconsciously primed concepts trigger corresponding behaviors in people; Beliefs change behavior only when they enter conscious awareness; Binary codification and symbolization relieve consciousness and enable contingency orientation (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Beliefs change behavior only when they enter conscious awareness #corroborates (0.80)
• Unconsciously primed concepts trigger corresponding behaviors in people #expands (0.75)
• Binary codification and symbolization relieve consciousness and enable contingency orientation #expands (0.72)