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Southern Speech Communication Journal Volume 49, 1983 - Issue 1
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The effects of relational and physical distance on lexical diversity

William J. Jordan Professor of Speech Communication, Texas Tech University
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Richard L. Street Jr. Assistant Professor of Speech Communication, Texas Tech University
&
William B. Putman Doctoral student at the University of Illinois‐Urbana
Pages 80-89 | Published online: 01 Apr 2009
 
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Abstract

Lexical diversity was found to be significantly higher when speakers were talking to strangers rather than friends and when speakers were seated further rather than closer to the listener. Results were interpreted as indicating verbal caution in adapting to context.

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