people unconsciously shift their speech and voice style to more closely match those of people in powerful or authoritative positions
When Your Mouth Betrays You: The Science and Psychology Behind Slips | Sydney... - 5 views
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Why are people so frequently betrayed by their mouths? Scientists and psychologists have different theories about this special breed of mortification. People say between two and six words per second, which affords plenty of room for mistakes. For Dr. Geoff Goodman, a psychoanalyst in New York and professor at Long Island University, using the wrong word or name "reveals a secret desire forbidden by society or one's self." Before the mind goes into censor mode, the unconscious, hidden thoughts can spill out.
Freudian Slip - 2 views
Catherine Jones on what language reveals about us | Life and style | The Observer - 1 views
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Similarly, people who are depressed, suicide-prone or experiencing a traumatic event tend to use "I" more
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Our words express the metaphors which underpin our thinking, which in turn express who we are, our values and our life experience.
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Slips of the Tongue | Psychology Today - 0 views
Why Slang Is More Revealing Than You May Realize | Time - 0 views
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slang captures elements of humanity that are not recorded elsewhere. "What slang really does is show us at our most human," says Jonathon Green, a scholar of slang. It is the linguistic equivalent of our "unfettered Freudian id," proof of how deeply we desire social affirmation, how subversive we can be and, in some ways, how unchanging humans are. After all, while the words may change, the thematic areas (sex, drugs, crime, insults, etc.) have remained unwavering for half a millennium. So has slang's primary purpose: to playfully disguise true meaning in a way that determines who is in the know and who is out.
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