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Communication Accommodation

Communication Accommodation is a theory within communication studies that explains how individuals adjust their speech, language, and nonverbal behaviors in interpersonal and intercultural interactions to achieve greater similarity to or divergence from their communication partners.

187

Publications

13.4K

Citations

354

Authors

170

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

36

Variants

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Publications

187

Language style as audience design

Allan Bell · Language in Society · 1984 · 2.9K citations

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Towards a theory of interpersonal accommodation through language: some Canadian data

Howard Giles, Donald M. Taylor, Richard Y. Bourhis · Language in Society · 1973 · 502 citations

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Speech Accommodation Theory: The First Decade and Beyond

Howard Giles, Anthony Mulac, James J. Bradac et al. · Annals of the International Communication Association · 1987 · 395 citations

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Communication Predicaments of Aging

Ellen Bouchard Ryan, Mary Lee Hummert, Linda H. Boich · Journal of Language and Social Psychology · 1995 · 339 citations

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Communication accommodation theory: A look back and a look ahead

Cindy Gallois, Tania Ogay, Howard Giles · RERO DOC (Universität Bern) · 2005 · 312 citations

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Authors

354

  1. HG
    Howard Giles

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    28 publications · 2.7K citations

    24

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  2. JG
    Jessica Gasiorek

    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States

    7 publications · 166 citations

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  3. RY
    Richard Y. Bourhis

    Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada

    6 publications · 840 citations

    6

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  4. EB
    Ellen Bouchard Ryan

    McMaster University, Canada

    6 publications · 599 citations

    6

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  5. JH
    Jake Harwood

    University of Arizona, United States

    6 publications · 339 citations

    6

    h-index

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Institutions

170

  1. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    17 h-index

    33 publications

    2.6K citations

  2. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    11 h-index

    25 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    9 h-index

    14 publications

    682 citations

  4. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    480 citations

  5. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    Honolulu, United States

    8 h-index

    8 publications

    281 citations

  6. Kent State University

    Kent, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    480 citations

  7. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    864 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Language and Social Psychology

    JLSP · 27 publications · 1.7K citations

    19

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  2. Language & Communication

    7 publications · 519 citations

    7

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  3. International Journal of Applied Linguistics

    InJAL · 6 publications · 201 citations

    6

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  4. Human Communication Research

    5 publications · 373 citations

    5

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  5. Health Communication

    4 publications · 226 citations

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