The Secret Life of Pronouns

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by James W. Pennebaker · 2011

A popular psychology book examining how people’s use of function words—especially pronouns—can reveal emotions, self-concept, social relationships, and psychological states. Drawing on computational linguistics and social-psychological research, Pennebaker explains what everyday language choices may say about us.

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