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title = "Exploring Linguistic Style Matching in Online Communities: The Role of Social Context and Conversation Dynamics",
author = "Ananthasubramaniam, Aparna and
Chen, Hong and
Yan, Jason and
Alkiek, Kenan and
Pei, Jiaxin and
Seth, Agrima and
Dunagan, Lavinia and
Choi, Minje and
Litterer, Benjamin and
Jurgens, David",
editor = "Chawla, Kushal and
Shi, Weiyan",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the First Workshop on Social Influence in Conversations (SICon 2023)",
month = jul,
year = "2023",
address = "Toronto, Canada",
publisher = "Association for Computational Linguistics",
url = "https://aclanthology.org/2023.sicon-1.7",
doi = "10.18653/v1/2023.sicon-1.7",
pages = "64--74",
abstract = "Linguistic style matching (LSM) in conversations can be reflective of several aspects of social influence such as power or persuasion. However, how LSM relates to the outcomes of online communication on platforms such as Reddit is an unknown question. In this study, we analyze a large corpus of two-party conversation threads in Reddit where we identify all occurrences of LSM using two types of style: the use of function words and formality. Using this framework, we examine how levels of LSM differ in conversations depending on several social factors within Reddit: post and subreddit features, conversation depth, user tenure, and the controversiality of a comment. Finally, we measure the change of LSM following loss of status after community banning. Our findings reveal the interplay of LSM in Reddit conversations with several community metrics, suggesting the importance of understanding conversation engagement when understanding community dynamics.",
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%T Exploring Linguistic Style Matching in Online Communities: The Role of Social Context and Conversation Dynamics
%A Ananthasubramaniam, Aparna
%A Chen, Hong
%A Yan, Jason
%A Alkiek, Kenan
%A Pei, Jiaxin
%A Seth, Agrima
%A Dunagan, Lavinia
%A Choi, Minje
%A Litterer, Benjamin
%A Jurgens, David
%Y Chawla, Kushal
%Y Shi, Weiyan
%S Proceedings of the First Workshop on Social Influence in Conversations (SICon 2023)
%D 2023
%8 July
%I Association for Computational Linguistics
%C Toronto, Canada
%F ananthasubramaniam-etal-2023-exploring
%X Linguistic style matching (LSM) in conversations can be reflective of several aspects of social influence such as power or persuasion. However, how LSM relates to the outcomes of online communication on platforms such as Reddit is an unknown question. In this study, we analyze a large corpus of two-party conversation threads in Reddit where we identify all occurrences of LSM using two types of style: the use of function words and formality. Using this framework, we examine how levels of LSM differ in conversations depending on several social factors within Reddit: post and subreddit features, conversation depth, user tenure, and the controversiality of a comment. Finally, we measure the change of LSM following loss of status after community banning. Our findings reveal the interplay of LSM in Reddit conversations with several community metrics, suggesting the importance of understanding conversation engagement when understanding community dynamics.
%R 10.18653/v1/2023.sicon-1.7
%U https://aclanthology.org/2023.sicon-1.7
%U https://doi.org/10.18653/v1/2023.sicon-1.7
%P 64-74
Markdown (Informal)
[Exploring Linguistic Style Matching in Online Communities: The Role of Social Context and Conversation Dynamics](https://aclanthology.org/2023.sicon-1.7) (Ananthasubramaniam et al., SICon 2023)
ACL
- Aparna Ananthasubramaniam, Hong Chen, Jason Yan, Kenan Alkiek, Jiaxin Pei, Agrima Seth, Lavinia Dunagan, Minje Choi, Benjamin Litterer, and David Jurgens. 2023. Exploring Linguistic Style Matching in Online Communities: The Role of Social Context and Conversation Dynamics. In Proceedings of the First Workshop on Social Influence in Conversations (SICon 2023), pages 64–74, Toronto, Canada. Association for Computational Linguistics.