title: Personality expression in Chinese language use.
abstract: To date, little research has investigated personality expressions in languages other than English. Given that the Chinese language has the largest number of native speakers in the world, it is vitally important to examine the associations between personality and Chinese language use. In this research, we analysed Chinese microblogs and identified word categories and factorial structures associated with personality traits. We also compared our results with previous findings in English and showed that linguistic expression of personality has both universal- and language-specific aspects. Expression of personality via content words is more likely to be consistent across languages than expression via function words. This makes an important step towards uncovering universal patterns of personality expression in language.
authors: Division of Psychology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
authors: Lin
authors: L
authors: Qiu
authors: Division of Psychology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
authors: Jiahui
authors: J
authors: Lu
authors: SIM University, Singapore.
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Ramsay
authors: Division of Psychology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
authors: Shanshan
authors: S
authors: Yang
authors: Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors: Weina
authors: W
authors: Qu
authors: Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors: Tingshao
authors: T
authors: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality / Q000502:physiology*; D061108:Social Media / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Chinese; Language use; Linguistic analysis; Microblog; Personality; Social media