Based on the principles of bilingual accommodation, the purpose of this research report is to map the causes of convergence, that is, linguistic accommodation to Swedish, among young Finnish speakers. The empirical material was collected from students in Finnish upper-secondary schools in municipalities in southern Finland (N = 154). The data were analyzed using regression analyses with robust standard errors. The results suggested that affective motivation (i.e. using Swedish to express positive attitudes toward Swedish speakers) plays a more prominent role in convergence than cognitive motivation (i.e. using Swedish to facilitate understanding). At the same time, we found that cognitive motivation had a meaningful effect on convergence only among individuals who perceived their Swedish proficiency as sufficiently high. We discuss the results and their implications for communication accommodation in bilingual contexts.
Artificial intelligence is becoming integrated into various aspects of daily life, including everyday communication. Guided by relevant human-computer interaction frameworks, this research used a U.S. nationally representative sample (N = 588) to examine casual social interactions between humans and chatbots. Results show that communication contingency is useful in determining perceptions of responsiveness, involvement, and communication satisfaction. Companionship moderated the association of communication contingency and involvement. Communication contingency is likely important to understanding everyday interactions between humans and chatbots.
