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Male/female language differences and effects in same‐sex and mixed‐sex dyads: The gender‐linked language effect

Anthony Mulac Professor Communication Studies Program, University of California, Santa Barbara
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John M. Wiemann Professor Communication Studies Program, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Sally J. Widenmann Lecturer, Department of Rhetoric and Communication, University of California, Davis
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Toni W. Gibson Former graduate student, Communication Studies Program, University of California, Santa Barbara
Pages 315-335 | Published online: 02 Jun 2009

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