Occupation and Language: Giles Flashcards
What concept did Giles create?
Accommodation
Define Accommodation
Making the way you speak more or less like someone you are talking to
What are the two ways you can Accommodate your language?
Convergence or Divergence
What is Convergence?
Making the way you speak more like how someone else speaks
What is Divergence?
Making the way you speak less like how someone else speaks
Why might someone Converge their speech?
To seem more friendly with someone else
Why might someone Diverge their speech?
To distance themselves from someone
Name 2 situations where you may need to Diverge the way you speak from other people
If you are a Teacher or a Boss of a company
Name 2 situations where you may need to Converge the way you speak from other people
If you are a Parent or a Doctor
Could Convergence and Divergence appear in the role of a teacher?
Yes
When might Convergence appear as a Teacher? Why?
When they start teaching a new subject so students understand the topic better
When might Divergence appear as a Teacher? Why?
When they are asserting authority over their students, so that they are more likely to obey
