When i call you up and you're not there: Application of communication accommodation theory to telephone answering machine messages

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 310-336

  Buzzanell, Patrice M ^a   Burrell, Nancy A ^b   Stafford, R Shane ^c   Berkowitz, Sandra ^d  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c Oakland Community College   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030366082     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570319609374552     Document Type: Article

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