On lying and being lied to: A linguistic analysis of deception in computer-mediated communication

Discourse Processes

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-23

  Hancock, Jeffrey T ^a   Curry, Lauren E ^a   Goorha, Saurabh ^a   Woodworth, Michael ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 41449097395     PISSN: 0163853X     EISSN: 15326950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01638530701739181     Document Type: Article

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