Speaking style as an expression of solidarity
Words per pause
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2871440 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Norman Markel, Norman N Markel (University of Florida, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81-88 |
| Publication date | 1990-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language in Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-4045 • E-ISSN: 1469-8013 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047404500014123 |
| OpenAlex | W2114771144 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
This study examines the use of words per pause (W/P) as a practical means for identifying solidarity in everyday conversation. Eight listeners recorded the narratives of a female and a male, either friends or strangers. Ten speakers were categorized as friends and six as strangers; they talked about a good and a bad experience. Average reliability of coding pauses was .83. The results indicated a statistically significant difference in W/P of speakers who were friends and those who were strangers. Statistical results support the conclusion that friends are more likely to employ many W/P and strangers few W/P. One practical implication of this study is that W/P can be employed by researchers with relative ease and a high degree of reliability for investigations of speaking style in a variety of contexts. A second practical implication is that W/P is a diagnostic device that can serve as a social litmus test in everyday conversation to identify the expression of sympathy and estrangement. (Expressive language, nonverbal communication, paralanguage, pauses, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, solidarity, speech and personality
Conversation · Expression (computer science) · Linguistics · Narrative · Paralanguage · Sociolinguistics · Solidarity · Style (visual arts) · Sympathy · Communication · Computer Science · Digital Communication and Language · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |