A network model of interpersonal alignment in dialog

In dyadic communication, both interlocutors adapt to each other linguistically, that is, they align interpersonally. In this article, we develop a framework for modeling interpersonal alignment in terms of the structural similarity of the interlocutors’ dialog lexica. This is done by means of so-called two-layer time-aligned network series, that is, a time-adjusted graph model. The graph model is partitioned into two layers, so that the interlocutors’ lexica are captured as subgraphs of an encompassing dialog graph. Each constituent network of the series is updated utterance-wise. Thus, both the inherent bipartition of dyadic conversations and their gradual development are modeled. The notion of alignment is then operationalized within a quantitative model of structure formation based on the mutual information of the subgraphs that represent the interlocutor’s dialog lexica. By adapting and further developing several models of complex network theory, we show that dialog lexica evolve as a novel class of graphs that have not been considered before in the area of complex (linguistic) networks. Additionally, we show that our framework allows for classifying dialogs according to their alignment status. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first approach to measuring alignment in communication that explores the similarities of graph-like cognitive representations. Keywords: alignment in communication; structural coupling; linguistic networks; graph distance measures; mutual information of graphs; quantitative network analysi

The Grizzly, November 30, 1999

Bears Take a Beating Against Rowan in the NCAA Division III Tournament: Final Score 55-0 • Judicial Board Finds Two Students Guilty • Judicial Board: How the System Works • S.T.A.R.: Providing Help for Victims of Sexual Assaults • Ursinus\u27 Political Link to the Collegeville Community: Dr. Goetz • Experiencing the Trappe Tavern • Student Says Sayonara to UC and Opts for Off-Campus Experience • Letters to the Editors: Violence on Campus; The White Agenda; A Case of Race • Bears Gain First Victory in NCAA Division III Playoffs • Rowan Overpowers Ursinus in Second Round of Playoffs • Fan-Vans Travel to Bridgewater, Mass. • Ursinus Swimming Fights Hard Against Gettysburghttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1453/thumbnail.jp

Landscapes of Settlement in Northern Iceland: Historical Ecology of Human Impact and Climate Fluctuation on the Millennial Scale

Early settlement in the North Atlantic produced complex interactions of culture and nature. The sustained program of interdisciplinary collaboration is intended to focus on ninth- to 13th-century sites and landscapes in the highland interior lake basin of M´yvatn in Iceland and to contribute a long-term perspective to larger issues of sustainable resource use, soil erosion, and the historical ecology of global change

Apparatus for simultaneous DLS-SANS investigations of dynamics and structure in soft matter

Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) are two key tools with which to probe the dynamic and static structure factor, respectively, in soft matter. Usually DLS and SANS measurements are performed separately, in different laboratories, on different samples and at different times. However, this methodology has particular disadvantages for a large variety of soft materials which exhibit high sensitivity to small changes in fundamental parameters such as waiting times, concentration, pH, ionic strength, etc. Here we report on a new portable DLS-SANS apparatus that allows one to simultaneously measure both the microscopic dynamics (through DLS) and the static structure (through SANS) on the same sample. The apparatus has been constructed as a collaboration between two laboratories, each an expert in one of the scattering methods, and was commissioned on the \textit{LOQ} and \textit{ZOOM} SANS instruments at the ISIS Pulsed Neutron \& Muon Source, U.K

The Grizzly, February 8, 2000

Main Street Traffic Problematic for UC Pedestrians • Low Injury Rate No Accident at UC Sporting Fields and Facilities • CIE Hailed a Success After Inaugural Semester • Race for the President Heats up in New Hampshire • Opinion: Pledging: Meaningless, Horrible; Freshman Perspective; Study Abroad Questions of Residence on Return • A Piano Starr • Music Review: The Deb Callahan Band • Summer Plans: Internship or Summer Job? • UC Women\u27s Basketball Still Confident for CC Win • Swimming Edged out by the Mawrters • Ursinus Gymnastics Ousts SUNY-Cortland • Wrestling Battles for 2-1 Week • Men\u27s Basketball Pounds CC Competitionhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1458/thumbnail.jp

Cryogenic MMIC Low Noise Amplifiers for W-Band and Beyond

We discuss results of low noise amplifier Monolithic Millimeter-wave Integrated Circuits (MMICs), which were designed for specific frequencies in the range of 70-200 GHz. We report on room temperature and cryogenic noise performance for a variety of circuits. The designs utilize Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NGC) 35 nm gate length InP HEMT technology. Some of the lowest reported noise figures to date have been observed with this process at cryogenic temperatures

The Grizzly, November 9, 1999

Could Ursinus be a Target for Thieves? • Sexual Harassment at Ursinus College • John Street Elected New Mayor of Philadelphia • A Makeover for Ursinus Art on Campus • Egypt Air Flight 990 Disaster • BPS: True Student Living • Grizzly Greeks Rush to Greet New Members • Letter to the Editor: Disrespect of Women on the Ursinus Campus; Ursinus Students Fall Victim to False Sense of Security • Response: Racism • UC Baseball Players Receive Defensive Honors for 1999 Season • Football Stretches Streak to Six, Looks to Dickinson for 7 • Men\u27s Soccer Takes Tough Loss • F&M and Gettysburg in NCAA Tourneyhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1451/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, February 1, 2000

A Burning Question: Recent Rash of Fatal College Fires Sparks UC Students to Ask, Are We Safe? • Ursinus Struck Twice More with Ice, Rain and Snow • St. Louis Super in Clash with Titans • Grizzly Library Goes Virtual • Dickinson College Librarian Finally Free from Exile in Chinese Prison • Study Abroad Experience Proves to be a Valuable One • Opinion: After Iowa, Throw out the Rulebook, it\u27s Anybody\u27s Game; Where\u27s the Juice in Juice? • Meistersingers Tour Europe • Career Services Introduces Experience • Swimming Gears Up for Champs • Pair of Losses for UC • Bears Struggle in Conference Play • The Flud Warning • Ursinus Gymnastics Tramples Brockport • Sports Profile: Luther Owenshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1457/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, March 21, 2000

Bridge Over Troubled Waters: ZX Pledging Activities Leave Fraternity, Two Students Suspended • Memories: Under Construction • Behe Lecture Sparks Scientific Debate • UC Democrats Give Donation to Cityspace • 2000 Edition of Who\u27s Who Announced • Alternative Spring Break: The Best Decision of My Life • The Barto Hotel Jam Night • Lacrosse Prepares for Repeat Title Hopes • Golf Team Looking to Capture CC Title • Softball Off to Commanding Start of Season • Spring is Here, and the UC Bats are Swinging • Baseball Tops Widener in Home Opener, 8-4 • Track & Field Jump Starts Spring Season • Injury-Stricken Gymnasts Pull Out Third at ECAC\u27s • Sports Profile: Taryn Brackinhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1462/thumbnail.jp

The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) Version 3.0

[1] The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) released its first gridded bathymetric compilation in 1999. The IBCAO bathymetric portrayals have since supported a wide range of Arctic science activities, for example, by providing constraint for ocean circulation models and the means to define and formulate hypotheses about the geologic origin of Arctic undersea features. IBCAO Version 3.0 represents the largest improvement since 1999 taking advantage of new data sets collected by the circum-Arctic nations, opportunistic data collected from fishing vessels, data acquired from US Navy submarines and from research ships of various nations. Built using an improved gridding algorithm, this new grid is on a 500 meter spacing, revealing much greater details of the Arctic seafloor than IBCAO Version 1.0 (2.5 km) and Version 2.0 (2.0 km). The area covered by multibeam surveys has increased from ∼6% in Version 2.0 to ∼11% in Version 3.0