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L'influence de la loquacite de l'informateur sur la production des signaux backchannel par l'intervieweur en situation d'entrvue sociolinguistique (The Influence of Loquacity of the Informant on the Production of Backchannel Signals by the Interviewer in a Sociolinguistic Interview Situation).
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Laforest, Marty – Language Variation and Change, 1992
A study examined 11 sociolinguistic interviews for insight into how the informant's verbosity affected the type and quantity of gestures and verbalized signals provided by the interviewer and reflect the listening process. Results suggest that informant loquacity does exert an important influence on production of these cues. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Interviews, Language Research, Language Styles