How do we choose our speech style for a particular addressee?

What is it about?

In this book, I investigate the mechanisms and processes underlying addressee orientation, i.e. the way we adjust our speech to a particular recipient. I base my discussion on work in psychology, conversation analysis, socio- and psycholinguistics and investigate closely how people talk to children, foreigners and robots.

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Why is it important?

Recipient design is one of the core principles of human interaction, and understanding how we adjust to others tells us a lot about human nature.