it pervades

Non-PRO English Social Sciences Economics social investment

It appears in a reference to the notion of social capital or a social fund. (See the second sentence below.)
Although the objectives of social capital or a social fund are beneficial, the overall effectiveness of its intentions are less obvious at times. Questions on its positive value and effectiveness in the long term pervade studies and discussions on economics and social science.
(If something pervades it reaches across.)
If something is pervasive does it hold an influence on another?
Is there an accepted noun term or qualifier with the verb 'to pervade'?

Responses

4	are popular/numerous	Sofia Gutkin
4 -1	corruption pervades in the mind	Richard VH
3 -1	Questions ... are present in ...	Clauwolf

Change log

Sep 10, 2023 11:24: Clauwolf changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Christopher Schröder, Edith Kelly, Clauwolf

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Discussion

Lisa Rosengard (asker) Sep 13, 2023: I like Sofia's answer and explanation that repetitive questions can make discussions be popular when they're many. The other suggestions are interesting also. (Thank you!)
Lisa Rosengard (asker) Sep 12, 2023: One answer gave an example of a use of 'to pervade' in a sense of skepticism or suspicion with respect to intentions, but the sense in the original text was about a question on the overall success or effectiveness of economic intentions, without specific reference to suspicious intentions. (Is the overall effectiveness (or success) of the intentions less obvious at times?)
Lisa Rosengard (asker) Sep 12, 2023: The question was about the meaning of pervade as a verb and I asked if there was a noun with the verb. I found pervasiveness to be the noun in the dictionary. I think a qualifier is the adjective 'pervasive'. (Example: The topic is pervasive (present regularly) in discussions.) The original text was in English about social capital as a topic of interest which pervades social or economic studies. I accept the author of the original text wrote that the topic pervades, meaning that it's present often, perhaps it returns to discussions, simply, without any inference of influence. The nuance of meaning occurs perhaps with an English - English question, simply about the definition and context example of the word 'to pervade / pervasive', alongside the context with the topic area on economics and all of its connotations and varieties.
Daryo Sep 10, 2023: What exactly is your question? the meaning of "to pervade", or what qualifiers could be paired with "to pervade"? The meaning of "some topic pervading studies and discussions on economics and social science" is certainly NOT about that topic having some kind of influence on anything. It simply means this topic is often discussed, nothing more. As for what qualifiers could be paired with "to pervade" - that is relevant if you're the author of the text and depends on the nuance of meaning you want to express. As a translator you have to stick to what the author of the ST said.
Lisa Rosengard (asker) Sep 9, 2023: If something pervades then it's present throughout. https://www.thefreedictionary.com/pervade definition: to be present throughout, to diffuse, fill, spread throughout, permeate, extend. The word comes from Italian (Latin) 'pervadere'. adjective: pervasive; noun: pervasiveness. I asked if it means to hold an influence on another, the dictionary states neither no nor yes, simply that it occurs. It was acceptable to ask a person.
Christopher Schröder Sep 9, 2023: This is a dictionary question…