Characterizing the Linguistic Chameleon: Personal and Social Correlates of Linguistic Style Accommodation

Linguistic style accommodation between conversationalists is associated with positive social outcomes. We examine social power and personality as factors driving the occurrence of linguistic style accommodation, and the social outcomes of accommodation. Social power was manipulated to create 144 fac...

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Published in:Human communication research 2016-07, Vol.42 (3), p.462-484
Main Authors: Muir, Kate, Joinson, Adam, Cotterill, Rachel, Dewdney, Nigel
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Communication
Communication Accommodation Theory
Impression Formation
Interpersonal Communication
Linguistic Accommodation
Linguistic style
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Personality
Power
Social Power
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Power
Social Power
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