Advanced search
Publication Cover
Discourse Processes Volume 45, 2008 - Issue 6
Submit an article Journal homepage
577
Views
29
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Lexical Entrainment in Written Discourse: Is Experts' Word Use Adapted to the Addressee?

Regina Jucks Goethe-Universität, Institut für Psychologie, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
,
Bettina-Maria Becker Psychological Institute, University of Muenster, Germany
&
Rainer Bromme Psychological Institute, University of Muenster, Germany
Pages 497-518 | Published online: 11 Dec 2008

Citations (29)

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Subscribe to citation updates

Read on this site (6)

Jorrig Vogels, David M. Howcroft, Elli Tourtouri & Vera Demberg. (2020) How speakers adapt object descriptions to listeners under load. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience 35:1, pages 78-92.
Read now
Christopher Schmader & William S. Horton. (2019) Conceptual Effects of Audience Design in Human–Computer and Human–Human Dialogue. Discourse Processes 56:2, pages 170-190.
Read now
Christoph Rosenkranz, Roland Holten, Marc Räkers & Wolf Behrmann. (2017) Supporting the design of data integration requirements during the development of data warehouses: a communication theory-based approach. European Journal of Information Systems 26:1, pages 84-115.
Read now
Regina Jucks & Elisabeth Paus. (2013) Different Words for the Same Concept: Learning Collaboratively From Multiple Documents. Cognition and Instruction 31:2, pages 227-254.
Read now
Elisabeth Paus & Regina Jucks. (2012) Common Ground? How the Encoding of Specialist Vocabulary Affects Peer-to-Peer Online Discourse. Discourse Processes 49:7, pages 565-598.
Read now
Rainer Bromme, Benjamin Brummernhenrich, Bettina-Maria Becker & Regina Jucks. (2012) The Effects of Politeness-Related Instruction on Medical Tutoring. Communication Education 61:4, pages 358-379.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (23)

Tania R. Nuñez, Carla Jakobowsky, Kajetan Prynda, Kirsten Bergmann & Astrid M. Rosenthal-von der Pütten. (2023) Virtual agents aligning to their users. Lexical alignment in human–agent-interaction and its psychological effects. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 178, pages 103093.
Crossref
Benjamin Brummernhenrich & Regina Jucks. (2019) “Get the shot, now!” Disentangling content-related and social cues in physician–patient communication. Health Psychology Open 6:1, pages 205510291983305.
Crossref
Maria Zimmermann & Regina Jucks. (2018) How Experts’ Use of Medical Technical Jargon in Different Types of Online Health Forums Affects Perceived Information Credibility: Randomized Experiment With Laypersons. Journal of Medical Internet Research 20:1, pages e30.
Crossref
Joachim Kimmerle, Martina Bientzle & Ulrike Cress. (2017) “Scientific evidence is very important for me”: The impact of behavioral intention and the wording of user inquiries on replies and recommendations in a health-related online forum. Computers in Human Behavior 73, pages 320-327.
Crossref
Gesa A. Linnemann & Regina Jucks. (2016) As in the Question, So in the Answer? Language Style of Human and Machine Speakers Affects Interlocutors’ Convergence on Wordings. Journal of Language and Social Psychology 35:6, pages 686-697.
Crossref
William S. Horton & Richard J. Gerrig. (2016) Revisiting the Memory-Based Processing Approach to Common Ground. Topics in Cognitive Science 8:4, pages 780-795.
Crossref
Martina Bientzle, Jan Griewatz, Joachim Kimmerle, Julia Küppers, Ulrike Cress & Maria Lammerding-Koeppel. (2015) Impact of Scientific Versus Emotional Wording of Patient Questions on Doctor-Patient Communication in an Internet Forum: A Randomized Controlled Experiment with Medical Students. Journal of Medical Internet Research 17:11, pages e268.
Crossref
Mehdi Purmohammad. (2015) Linguistic alignment in L1–L2 dialogue. Language and Dialogue 5:2, pages 312-333.
Crossref
Larry Boles. (2014) Establishing Alignment in Aphasia Couples Therapy in a Woman With Wernicke’s Aphasia. Communication Disorders Quarterly 36:4, pages 219-230.
Crossref
Kumiko Fukumura. (2015) Interface of Linguistic and Visual Information During Audience Design. Cognitive Science 39:6, pages 1419-1433.
Crossref
Miriam Hansen, Sabine Fabriz & Sebastian Stehle. (2015) Cultural Cues in Students' Computer-Mediated Communication: Influences on E-mail Style, Perception of the Sender, and Willingness to Help. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 20:3, pages 278-294.
Crossref
Sarit Barzilai & Yoram Eshet-Alkalai. (2015) The role of epistemic perspectives in comprehension of multiple author viewpoints. Learning and Instruction 36, pages 86-103.
Crossref
Christine Urquhart & Alexander H. Urquhart. (2015) Commentary on Abrahamson and Rubin (2012) “Discourse structure differences in lay and professional health communication”, Journal of Documentation , Vol. 68 No. 6, pp. 826-851 . Journal of Documentation 71:2, pages 216-223.
Crossref
Anouschka Foltz, Judith Gaspers, Kristina Thiele, Prisca Stenneken & Philipp Cimiano. (2015) Lexical alignment in triadic communication. Frontiers in Psychology 6.
Crossref
Miriam Hansen & Regina Jucks. (2014) Computer-Mediated Communication in Psychology Teaching: Influence of Cultural Background on e-Mail Content and on Appraisal. Psychology Learning & Teaching 13:3, pages 218-231.
Crossref
Astrid M. Rosenthal-von der Pütten, Leonard Wiering & Nicole Krämer. (2013) Great minds think alike. Experimental study on lexical alignment in human-agent interaction. i-com 12:1, pages 32-38.
Crossref
Anne Deiglmayr, Elisabeth Paus, Cade McCall, Dejana Mullins, Kirsten Berthold, Jörg Wittwer, Nicole Krämer & Nikol Rummel. (2013) Toward an Integration of the Learning and Communication Perspectives in Computer-Supported Instructional Communication. Journal of Media Psychology 25:4, pages 180-189.
Crossref
Kumiko Fukumura & Roger P.G. van Gompel. (2012) Producing Pronouns and Definite Noun Phrases: Do Speakers Use the Addressee’s Discourse Model?. Cognitive Science 36:7, pages 1289-1311.
Crossref
Regina Jucks, Elisabeth Paus & Rainer Bromme. (2012) Patients’ medical knowledge and health counseling: What kind of information helps to make communication patient-centered?. Patient Education and Counseling 88:2, pages 177-183.
Crossref
Regina Jucks & Elisabeth Paus. (2011) What makes a word difficult? Insights into the mental representation of technical terms. Metacognition and Learning 7:2, pages 91-111.
Crossref
Regina Jucks & Rainer Bromme. (2011) Perspective Taking in Computer-Mediated Instructional Communication. Journal of Media Psychology 23:4, pages 192-199.
Crossref
Kirsten Berthold & Alexander Renkl. (2010) How to Foster Active Processing of Explanations in Instructional Communication. Educational Psychology Review 22:1, pages 25-40.
Crossref
Christoph Rosenkranz. (2010) Information Systems Development as a Social Process: Fresh Seed Sown on the Ground of the Discussion. SSRN Electronic Journal.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.