The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say about Us

by James W. Pennebaker

Book Overview

A surprising and entertaining explanation of how the words we use (even the ones we don't notice) reveal our personalities, emotions, and identities. In The 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608194965
• ISBN13: 9781608194964
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.3"