Compensatory conspicuous communication: Low status increases jargon use

2020/09/18 by Zachariah Brown, Zachariah C. Brown, Eric M. Anicich +1 · 1 voice · 5 citations
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Language, Metaphor, and Cognition #Media Influence and Health #Social and Intergroup Psychology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.obhdp.2020.07.001

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