Howard Giles developed a theory whereby people accommodate
their language in accordance with who they are talking to called Communication
Accommodation Theory. There are two types of accommodation processes in Giles’
Theory:
Convergence– convergence is a
process where people tend to adapt the other person’s communication
characteristics to reduce the social differences
Divergence-the process
contradicts the method of adaptation and in this context the individual
emphasise is on the social difference and nonverbal differences between the
interactants. It is often linked to overt prestige.
Either one depends on the characteristics of the interactant.
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Either one depends on the characteristics of the interactant.
Dr. Baratta is a lecture of sociolinguistics in University
of Manchester; he looked at ‘accentism’. He looked at how people modify their accents;
his investigation has 98 participants varying from young children to adults and
from teachers to students and other staff members from a variety of institutes.
Dr. Baratta said: “Many Brits consciously modify their
accent in social situations as a means to create a better impression.” Many of
the participants of the investigation
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