“…One specific linguistic process that is related to various team inputs (e.g., social status, personality) and outputs (e.g., trust, cohesion) is language style matching (LSM; Niederhoffer & Pennebaker, 2002). LSM is an implicit communication behavior characterized by the mutual use and adaption of function words (e.g., pronouns, articles, or prepositions) over the course of an interaction (e.g., Ireland & Pennebaker, 2010; Müller-Frommeyer & Kauffeld, 2021; Müller-Frommeyer et al, 2019; Niederhoffer & Pennebaker, 2002). Function words are uttered nonconsciously (Segalowitz & Lane, 2004).…”