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Theories - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Commit a speaker to the truth of what they are saying
      - Statement
    - - Cause the hearer to take a particular action
      - Requests, commands, advice
    - - Commit a speaker to doing some future action
      - Promises, oaths
    - - Express the speaker's attitudes or emotions
      - Congratulations, excuses, thanks
    - - Change the reality of the situation
      - Baptisms, pronouncing someone husband and wife
- - - - Both speakers like each other
      - Both accents move closer together
    - - One speaker remains static and one converges up to the other
      - One speaker attempts to impress another
    - - One speaker softens their accent but the other speaker remains static
      - One speaker attempts to be friendly
  - - - Both speakers move apart
      - Mutual dislike
      - Both accents become stronger
    - - One speaker strengthens their accent and one remains static
      - One speaker wants to put distance between themselves and the other speaker
    - - One speaker strengthens their accent and the RP speaker remains static
      - One speaker wants to put distance between themselves and the RP speaker