Visible acts of meaning: An integrated message model of language in face-to-face dialogue

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-194

  Bavelas, Janet Beavin ^a   Chovil, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0034195070     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X00019002001     Document Type: Article

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