Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Half-title ; Title page ; Copyright information ; Table of contents ; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Notes on Contributors ; Acknowledgments ; 1 The Social Origins of CAT ; The Early Days ; A Conceptual Map of CAT's Development ; This Volume ; Conclusions ; References 2 Theoretical Perspectives on Interpersonal Adjustments in Language and Communication Theorizing Communication Adjustment Across Disciplines ; Response Matching ; Code-switching ; Audience Design ; Recipient Design ; Grounding ; Mimicry ; Linguistic Style Matching ; Constructivism Discrepancy Arousal Theory Interaction Adaptation Theory ; Communication Adjustment: Propositions ; Communication Accommodation Theory ; Adjustment as Fundamental to Interaction ; Functions of Adjustment ; Explanations for Adjustment ''Appropriate'' Adjustment: Perceptions, Attributions, and Nonaccommodation Automaticity and Adjustment ; Conclusions ; References ; 3 Accommodative Strategies as Core of the Theory ; Adjustment Strategies and Types of Adjustment ; Convergence, Divergence, and Maintenance Psychological, Subjective, and Objective Accommodation Accommodation Strategies ; Motives for Adjustment ; Affective Motives ; Cognitive Motives ; Motivational Processes ; Constraints on Adjustment ; Outcomes of Adjustment ; General Patterns ; Multiple Meanings

seminal account of how, when, and why we modify telling features of our communication across a rich array of situations.