Speech content and the emergence of inequality in task groups

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 307-333

  Shelly, Robert K ^a   Shelly, Ann C ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ASHLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COMPLEXITY; LANGUAGE;

EID: 65349149565     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2009.01602.x     Document Type: Article

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