Language style matching as a predictor of social dynamics in small groups

Communication Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-19

  Gonzales, Amy L ^a   Hancock, Jeffrey T ^a   Pennebaker, James W ^b  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesiveness; Language style matching; LIWC; Pronouns; Small group; Team performance; Text analysis; Verbal mimicry

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649086141     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650209351468     Document Type: Article

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