Accommodation theory Flashcards

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Idiolect

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variation in language use associated with an individual’s personalised ’speech style’

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Sociolect

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the language used by a specific social group

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Familect

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– A style of language used within a specific family group

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Who came up with accommodation theory

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Howard Giles

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What is accommodation

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adjusting one’s speech to match others
This can be grammar, vocabulary, accent or delivery

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What are the 2 levels of communication

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Interpersonal communication; driven by our personalities
Inter group communication- driven by our identities as members of a wider social group eg teacher will speak differently to students than friends

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What is convergent accommodation

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When you change your speech to match the speaker to seek approval in a social situation

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What is divergent accommodation

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If a speaker wants to disassociate themselves from the participants within a social situation they may change their speak to show they are different

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Motivés for convergence

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  • To seek approval and respect from
    others
  • To show respect to others
  • Increase social reward
  • Improve communication
  • Reduce uncertainty and anxiety
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Motivés for divergence

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  • To emphasise difference and distinctiveness from others
  • To shape others’ feelings, e.g. making others feel left out
  • To show belonging to a specific group, e.g. speaking with a stronger native accent
  • To influence others’ speech, e.g. talking quietly in hopes others will too
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What is upwards convergence

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making their speech sound more upper-class. (RP)

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What is downward convergence

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adjusting their communication to downplay their social status.

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Whats it called when 2 people converge

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Mutual convergence

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What is upwards divergence

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involves an individual accentuating their social status (i.e. speaking a little more posh) to distance themselves from others.

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What is downward divergence

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An individual accentuating a working class accent

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Why do people upward diverge

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be used to assert dominance and superiority over others, and there are often societal expectations regarding who should converge to whom. For example, there is a general consensus that someone with a lower social status should upwards converge.

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Would Two people from rival football teams at a game speak convergence or divergence

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Divergence