accommodation theory

Question 1

accommodation

Answer 1

when a speaker adapts to another person sociolect, dialect or accent

Question 2

convergence - upward and downward

Answer 2

Convergence: where a speaker moves towards another speaker’s accent, dialect or sociolect​

Upward convergence: changing your accent or lexical choices to something you perceive as more prestigious​

Downward convergence: making your accent or lexical choices more informal​

Question 3

divergence

Answer 3

when a speaker distances themselves from another speaker by accentuating their own dialect or accent.

Question 4

idiolect

Answer 4

any individuals way of speaking

Question 5

sociolect

Answer 5

a variety of language that is characteristic of the social background or status of its user