Gender differences in communicative abstraction.
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DOI: 10.1037/pspa0000177
Abstract: Drawing on construal level theory, which suggests that experiencing a communicative audience as proximal rather than distal leads speakers to frame messages more concretely, we examine gender differences in linguistic abstraction. In a meta-analysis of… read more here.
Keywords: gender differences; differences linguistic; audience; abstraction ... See more keywords
"I" am more concrete than "we": Linguistic abstraction and first-person pronoun usage.
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DOI: 10.1037/pspa0000285
Abstract: There has been much discussion around when people use "I" versus "we" pronouns, and abstract versus concrete communications, as well as how each of these can shape communication effectiveness. In the current research we bring… read more here.
Keywords: pronoun usage; person; concrete language; linguistic abstraction ... See more keywords