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The secret life of pronouns : what our words say about us / James W. Pennebaker.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Pennebaker, James W.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
English language--Pronoun.
English language.
English language--Grammar.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 352 pages) : illustrations.
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2011.
Contents:
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.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-333) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9781608194971 (electronic bk.)
1608194973 (electronic bk.)
Publisher Number:
90101492235
40019787140
9781608194803
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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