1. Does linguistic alignment facilitate support functions: a big data analysis on online health communities Open Access Author: Wang, Yafei Title: Does linguistic alignment facilitate support functions: a big data analysis on online health communities Graduate Program: Information Sciences and Technology Keywords: Linguistic alignment; online health communitiessocial supportLinguistic alignmentSocial supportOnline health communities File: Download Yafei_PSU_Thesis_New-5.pdf Committee Members: John Yen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorJohn Yen, Committee Chair/Co-ChairVasant Gajanan Honavar, Committee MemberPrasenjit Mitra, Committee MemberXiaofei Lu, Outside MemberDavid T Reitter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair