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  2. Communication accommodation theory - Wikipedia

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    In other words, two people in a conversation may focus their accommodation style to match the interactant's conversation style as it may not match the gender that they present as. The use of CAT provides a "theoretical framework for how gender identities are negotiated during an interaction and the effects on communicative behavior" of those ...

  3. Conversation - Wikipedia

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    Discussion between two old friends. One element of conversation is discussion: sharing opinions on subjects that are thought of during the conversation. In polite society the subject changes before discussion becomes dispute or controversial. For example, if theology is being discussed, maybe no one is insisting a particular view be accepted. [8]

  4. Conversation analysis - Wikipedia

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    Based on the analysis, the researchers identify regularities, rules or models to describe these patterns, enhancing, modifying or replacing initial hypotheses. While this kind of inductive analysis based on collections of data exhibits is basic to fundamental work in CA, it has been more common in recent years to also use statistical analysis ...

  5. Human communication - Wikipedia

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    Human communication can be defined as any Shared Symbolic Interaction. [6]Shared, because each communication process also requires a system of signification (the Code) as its necessary condition, and if the encoding is not known to all those who are involved in the communication process, there is no understanding and therefore fails the same notification.

  6. Coordinated management of meaning - Wikipedia

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    However, some commonly agreed upon definitions of CMM would be: it is "a multi-level structural theory in which rules describe the movement or linkages among meanings and actions. From the perspective of CMM, it's two persons conversing compromise on an interpersonal system with two interpersonal component systems". [3]

  7. Expressions of dominance - Wikipedia

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    Moskowitz, Suh, and Desaulniers (1994) describe two similar ways that people can relate to society as parties to interpersonal relationships: agency and communion. Agency includes status and is on a continuum from assertiveness -dominance to passive-submissiveness; it can be measured by subtracting submissiveness from dominance.

  8. Social cue - Wikipedia

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    In other words, it is when one can feel like they are just one person among a thousand others, and because of this, they are not as noticeable. [ clarification needed ] This has been found to cause some people to behave more impulsively and have less self-monitoring.

  9. Language acquisition - Wikipedia

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    Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language.In other words, it is how human beings gain the ability to be aware of language, to understand it, and to produce and use words and sentences to communicate.