Suggested Readings
Chung, C.K., & Pennebaker, J.W. (2007). The psychological functions of function words. In K. Fiedler (Ed.), Social communication (pp. 343-359). New York: Psychology Press. Download the article here.
Foster, D.W. (2000). Author unknown: Tales of a literary detective. New York: Holt.
Nisbett, R.E. (2003). The geography of thought. New York: Brealey Publishers
Pennebaker, J.W. (1997). Opening up: The healing power of expressing emotion. New York: Guilford Publishers.
Pennebaker, J.W., Booth, R.J., and Francis, M.E. (2007). Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count: LIWC 2007. Austin, TX: www.LIWC.net. Download the manual here.
Pennebaker, J.W., Mehl, M.R., & Niederhoffer, K. (2003). Psychological aspects of natural language use: Our words, our selves. Annual Review of Psychology, 54, 547-577. Download this article.
Weintraub, W. (1989). Verbal behavior in everyday life. NY: Springer.
Wierzbicka, Anna (1997). Understanding cultures through their key words. New York: Oxford University Press
Additional journal articles by Pennebaker and his colleagues on the naturalistic use of language and its relation to psychological states, click here.