Marvel Spotlight (1971-1977) #2 by Gerry Conway

Research found that people were more likely to converge toward the person speaking the most prestigious language in that context. It aimed to explain when and why people converged or diverged during intercultural communication. Accommodation Theory and MultilingualismĪs previously mentioned, CAT began life examining communication between speakers of different languages. President Bill Clinton), but less-prestigious guests would match their speech to his. They noticed King would change the pitch and tone of his voice to match his more prestigious guests (e.g.

The Linguists Gregory & Webster (1996) 4 found evidence of both upward and downward convergence in a TV chat show hosted by Larry King. Why do you think Linford Christie (a black man in the early 1990s) may have wanted to show a difference between himself and his white peers? This is potentially an example of divergence. In 1992, the Black British athlete Linford Christie was accused by the press of deliberately speaking in 'incomprehensible' creole English when speaking to his white peers. This is an example of general accommodation.ĭo you do this when messaging someone? Many of us will choose the number of kisses (x) we put at the end of a message based on how many the other person uses.ĭo you change the way you text depending on who you're texting? formality, use of punctuation, and tone, to be more like the person they were emailing. They found that both males and females would accommodate their communication style, i.e.

The sociolinguists Thomson, Murachver, & Green (2001) 3 looked at communication style in e-mail exchanges.

Marvel Spotlight (1971-1977) #2 by Gerry Conway