It was analysed whether individuals vary language abstraction to simultaneously achieve the main relational goals of romantic rapports – to initiate, maintain and break up – and the communicative goals of the specific conversation – to disclose thoughts or to convince the recipient. Results revealed that abstract language was used to disclose the intention of initiating a romantic rapport or ending a problematic one, as well as to convince the partner to maintain a consolidated relationship or to continue a relationship which is in crisis. Concrete language was preferred when speakers disclosed their intention to maintain a long-term relationship or to continue an unsatisfying one, as well as when they wanted to convince the other person to initiate a relationship or to end a difficult rapport.

"Omnia vincit amor": the language of intimate relationships

RUBINI, MONICA;MENEGATTI, MICHELA
2011

Abstract

It was analysed whether individuals vary language abstraction to simultaneously achieve the main relational goals of romantic rapports – to initiate, maintain and break up – and the communicative goals of the specific conversation – to disclose thoughts or to convince the recipient. Results revealed that abstract language was used to disclose the intention of initiating a romantic rapport or ending a problematic one, as well as to convince the partner to maintain a consolidated relationship or to continue a relationship which is in crisis. Concrete language was preferred when speakers disclosed their intention to maintain a long-term relationship or to continue an unsatisfying one, as well as when they wanted to convince the other person to initiate a relationship or to end a difficult rapport.
2011
Social perception, cognition and language.
300
302
M. Rubini; M. Menegatti
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