accommodation theory
type: Concept
broader: psycho-cognitive orientations
broader: interpersonal concepts
definition: Sociolinguistic research in the 1950s and 1960s had shown how people change the degree of formality of their language as a function of the social contexts in which they find themselves. This was explained in terms of social norms dictating language use. [Source: Encyclopedia of Communication Theory; Accommodation Theory]

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: accommodation theory

interpersonal concepts
type: Concept
narrower: accommodation theory

psycho-cognitive orientations
type: Concept
narrower: accommodation theory