This article talks about how words affect our ability to do tasks. It explains the difference between when we interpret a command as seeking achievement or avoiding a threat.
This article talks about why accents develop and the psychology behind it. It goes into how our social structures and groups cause us to all tend to talk like the other members of the group in order to better relate to them. It also mentions the natural process of accents forming.
This article talks about the phenomenon of linguistic accommodation. This is the process of copying the vocabulary, accent, intonation, and other speech patterns of ones conversation partner.