The first article that is being analyzed is “The Role of Inferred Motive in Processing Nonaccommodation: Evaluations of Communication and Speakers” by Jessica Gasiorek & Howard Giles. The article builds on communication accommodation theory, which tests the relation between perceptions of accommodation and evaluative responses to nonaccommodation. The article also uses the theory to explain interactions between individuals who speak different languages.
The article states that communication accommodation theory explains how speakers change their communication styles with others based on two factors. Those factors are: the individual’s desire to maintain a positive personal and social identity, and their perception the individual they are communicating …show more content…
Reid, & Robin L. Nabi. The article examines people’s cognitive evaluations and affective reactions to officers who vary in their communicative practices during a traffic stop. Using communication accommodation theory, it has been shown, that the more accommodating police officer, the more trust they gain. This leads to more willing civilians who will comply with them. Communication accommodation theory is a framework that explores the ways in which individuals vary their communication style to accommodate others, their motivations for doing so, and the social consequences arising. Communication accommodation theory asserts that accommodative moves that shrink social distance increase the likelihood that a target will feel more positively toward the accommodating person. To contrast, nonaccommodative moves can increase social distance and often increase the likelihood that a target will be a nonaccommodating person. Because of this, it could be argued that the accommodativeness of officers would change traits attributed to them. It would impact observers’ emotions towards