Style and Interaction

Question 1

What is the term used to describe style-shifting within an individual and who researched into it?

Answer 1

Intra-speaker style shifting researched by Alan Bell.

Question 2

Define AUDIENCE DESIGN

Answer 2

• change style depending on addressee and perceived audience

- e.g John Barrowman changes his accent.

Question 3

Define RESPONSIVE STYLE SHIFTING

Answer 3

Using a speaking style which you believe the audience will understand best.

Question 4

Define REFEREE DESIGN

Answer 4

Performing a style based on an absent third party which is appropriate for the context.

Question 5

Define INITIATIVE STYLE SHIFTING

Answer 5

Using our initiative to set the style of communication, usually based on the third party context (referee design).

Question 6

What are the two sides of the Communication Accommodation Theory?

Answer 6

• Convergent (comm more similar to other participants in the convo establishing a common identity) /
• Divergent (making yourself more different creating an individuality).

Question 7

VERBAL COMMUNICATION ACCOMMODATION

Answer 7

Self disclosure = saying more/less about yourself. /
Storytelling = telling similar stories /
Humour = telling jokes to make participants feel more or less comfortable /
Politeness = contextual appropriate /
Key = formality.

Question 8

NON VERBAL ACCOMMODATION

Answer 8

Accommodating using non-verbal communication. / paralinguistics / kinesics / haptics / proxemics / dress and appearance / chronemics

Question 9

Define COMMUNICATION STYLE

Answer 9

A collection of individual speaking features which are personal to the speaker. E.g lexis, grammar, semantics, pragmatics. / Our style of speaking is just a part of our identity and it can be changed depending on the social context.