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

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.