Communication Accommodation Theory

Howard Giles is Professor of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Honorary Professor in the School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane.

• Acknowledgements; 1. The social origins of CAT Howard Giles; 2. Theoretical perspectives on interpersonal adjustments in language and communication Jessica Gasiorek; 3. Accommodative strategies as core of the theory Marko Dragojevic, Jessica Gasiorek and Howard Giles; 4. Methods of CAT inquiry: quantitative studies Jordan Soliz and Gretchen Bergquist; 5. The 'dark side' of CAT: nonaccommodation Jessica Gasiorek; 6. CAT and talk in action Cindy Gallois, Ann Weatherall and Howard Giles; 7. Intergroup accommodation, social categories, and identities Nicholas A. Palomares, Howard Giles, Jordan Soliz and Cindy Gallois; 8. Accommodating health Bernadette M. Watson, David G. Hewett and Liz Jones; 9. CAT on trial Augusto Gnisci, Howard Giles and Jordan Soliz; 10. CAT integrations and new framework developments Cindy Gallois, Jessica Gasiorek, Howard Giles and Jordan Soliz; Index.

'This long-awaited collection of new perspectives on Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT), edited by Howard Giles, whose name is synonymous with CAT, is most welcome. The chapters contributed by leading international scholars include cutting-edge research on theoretical issues, and both quantitative and qualitative methodology, as well as richly exemplified discussion of intergroup and organizational dimensions. This volume will be embraced with enthusiasm by the many research students and scholars who have found CAT invaluable in enriching their understanding of communication across diverse contexts, cultures and social groups.' Janet Holmes, Emeritus Professor, Victoria University of Wellington