title: Language Use and Coalition Formation in Multiparty Negotiations.
abstract: The alignment of bargaining positions is crucial to a successful negotiation. Prior research has shown that similarity in language use is indicative of the conceptual alignment of interlocutors. We use latent semantic analysis to explore how the similarity of language use between negotiating parties develops over the course of a three-party negotiation. Results show that parties that reach an agreement show a gradual increase in language similarity over the course of the negotiation. Furthermore, reaching the most financially efficient outcome is dependent on similarity in language use between the parties that have the most to gain from such an outcome.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, University of St. Francis.
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sagi
authors.affiliation: Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Diermeier
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D017008:Negotiating; D011578:Psycholinguistics
keywords: Coalition formation; Latent semantic analysis; Linguistic entrainment; Negotiation; Psycholinguistics