Choice Reviews Online· 2012
The secret life of pronouns: what our words say about us
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Short summary
This book reveals how subtle linguistic patterns, particularly in function words like pronouns, can reveal deep insights into personality, emotion, deception, social status, and group dynamics.
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Key points
- Function words, especially pronouns, carry significant non-explicit information.
- Linguistic patterns can reveal personality, emotion, and deception.
- Word usage reflects social status, power dynamics, and group identity.
- The book offers practical methods for analyzing these linguistic signals.
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Abstract
Discovering the secret life of the most forgettable words -- Ignoring the content, celebrating the style -- The words of sex, age, and power -- Personality: finding the person within -- Emotion detection -- Lying words -- The language of status, power, and leadership -- The language of love -- Seeing groups, companies, and communities through their words -- Word sleuthing -- Appendix: a handy guide for spotting and interpreting function words in the wild.
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