According to ________, speakers adjust to or accommodate the speaking style of their listeners to gain their approval and achieve greater efficiency
a. the communication accommodation theory
b. the linguistic relativity hypothesis
c. cultural sensitivity
d. the principle of adjustment
a
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. TRUE b. FALSE