Secret Life of Pronouns What Our Words Say about Us

Name: Secret Life of Pronouns What Our Words Say about Us
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ISBN: 9781608194964

ISBN-10: 1608194965

ISBN-13: 9781608194964

Edition: 2013

Authors: James W. Pennebaker

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InThe Secret Life of Pronouns, social psychologist and language expert James W. Pennebaker uses his groundbreaking research in computational linguistics—in essence, counting the frequency of words we use—to show that our language carries secrets about our feelings, our self-concept, and our social intelligence. Our most forgettable words, such as pronouns and prepositions, can be the most revealing: their patterns are as distinctive as fingerprints.Using innovative analytic techniques, Pennebaker X-rays everything from John McCain's tweets to the Federalist Papers. Who would have predicted that the high school student who uses too many verbs in her college admissions essay is likely to make…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 1/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.55" wide x 8.24" long x 1.01" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English