Interlocutors make a variety of verbal and nonverbal adjustments to facilitate comprehension
and enhance relational solidarity. This article examines research on vocal accommodation …

In this article, we review the different functions that language and symbols (in particular
clothing) fulfill in group life; language and clothing are rarely, if ever, discussed together in …

Communication accommodation theory predicts that social power plays an important role in
influencing communicative behaviors. Previous research suggests these effects extend to …

In this chapter, the authors provide an overview of communication accommodation theory.
Communication accommodation theory focuses on the communications adjustments …

Police reform movements often focus on improving relationships between police and the
public. These relationships are a primary focus of community policing and procedural …

Patient-perpetrated workplace violence (WPV) in healthcare is common. Although
communication skills trainings are helpful, they may be strengthened by having a theoretical …

This article reviews theoretically informed research on grandparent-grandchild (GP-GC)
communication. Research has been organized herein according to whether it is guided by …

We examined how older adults' communication about age-related topics is related to aging
efficacy, successful aging, and well-being. Guided by the communicative ecology model of …

Community policing relies on communication and dialogue to break down barriers between
police and communities. Community policing is implicitly premised on the notion that for …

With deep roots in the social psychology of language, Howard Giles' communication
accommodation theory (CAT) is, perhaps, the foremost theory guiding theoretical and …