On How Things are Said: Voice Tone, Voice Intensity, Verbal Content, and Perceptions of Politeness

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 434-441

  Laplante, Debi ^a   Ambady, Nalini ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Communication; Interpersonal perception; Nonverbal; Politeness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242425124     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X03258084     Document Type: Article

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