Language convergence and meaning divergence: A meaning centered communication theory

Communication Monographs

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-46

  Dougherty, Debbie S ^a,c   Kramer, Michael W ^a   Klatzke, Stephanie R ^b   Rogers, Teddy K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Missouri ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Flirting; Language convergence; Meaning divergence; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349195248     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750802378799     Document Type: Article

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