Communication accommodation theory

Answer 1

Simply put, this is where peoples language and vocabulary adapt to sound more like that of their social group. So if for example a teenager moved to London from northern England, they would adapt their speech to have words and sounds more associated with the London accent and use less features from their own dialect. However if someone is talking to a foreigner with limited language skills, in that "social group" we would most likely slow down our speech and simplify the words we used to aid understanding. We see this with people talking to children and babies too, using simple words and sentences, often just nouns with very young children to aid their language development. Simply put, this is where peoples language and vocabulary adapt to sound more like that of their social group. So if for example a teenager moved to London from northern England, they would adapt their speech to have words and sounds more associated with the London accent and use less features from their own dialect. However if someone is talking to a foreigner with limited language skills, in that "social group" we would most likely slow down our speech and simplify the words we used to aid understanding. We see this with people talking to children and babies too, using simple words and sentences, often just nouns with very young children to aid their language development.