SORU: ?
Professor:
- When people speak, they tend to modify their speech
according to the context, and this is what speech
accommodation theory clearly explains.
Student:
- Why do they act in this way? Do they want to gain
social approval in a group?
Professor:
- Actually, it's one of the reasons, but not the only one.
They change their speech in accordance with the
listener as well.
Student:
- ----
Professor:
- Exactly! Someone's status and power could be much
easier to identify during a conversation than those of
other participants.
Which of the following completes the given
dialogue?
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Do you agree that people also tend to change the way they speak based on the setting of the conversation, for example, at home or school? |
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Don't you think it's funny when someone has such a strong regional accent that even native speakers of the language have a hard time understanding his or her speech? |
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Is that why people are usually influenced by their environment and change their speech to match those of their friends or relatives? |
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Are there any other social or cultural factors that influence the choice of appropriate speech in different contexts? |
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Do you mean, for example, employees are more cautious with their word choice and intonation while talking to their boss? |