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Jucks, Regina; Becker, Bettina-Maria; Bromme, Rainer – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
Overlaps with one's interlocutor in the choice of words are called lexical entrainment. This article looks at accounts for these overlaps in word use. The question addressed is the extent to which the word use of the addressee, as opposed to available words from other sources, has a special impact on experts' choice of words. A laboratory…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Experiments, Expertise, Health Education
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Stewart, Craig O.; Setlock, Leslie D.; Fussell, Susan R. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
This study investigates cultural and communication medium effects on conversational argumentation in a decision-making context. Chinese and U.S. participants worked in pairs on two decision-making tasks via face-to-face (FtF) and instant messaging (IM). The analyses showed that Chinese participants tended to engage in potentially more complex…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Cross Cultural Studies, Interaction Process Analysis, Communication Research