# Avatars are (sometimes) people too: Linguistic indicators of parasocial and social ties in player–avatar relationships

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://picoportal.org/library/papers/avatars-are-sometimes-people-too-linguistic-indicators-of-parasocial-and-social/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Jaime Banks,Nicholas David Bowman |
| Citations | 131 |
| DOI | 10.1177/1461444814554898 |
| Fields | Arts and Humanities,Psychology |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2021382309 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2014 |

## Paper authors

- [Jaime Banks](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/jaime-banks/)

## Paper journal

- [New Media & Society](https://picoportal.org/library/journals/new-media-and-society/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Media Influence and Health](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/media-influence-and-health/)

## Paper topics

- [Media Influence and Health](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/media-influence-and-health/)
- [Language, Metaphor, and Cognition](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/language-metaphor-and-cognition/)
- [Humor Studies and Applications](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/humor-studies-and-applications/)

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