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    My Idiolect

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    During the span of my life till today‚ I have experienced many circumstances which has shaped the way I think and my overall personality and morals‚ these have structured my idiolect in today’s society‚ there are many influences in my life that have shaped me‚ such as my family‚ culture‚ friends and media (internet or TV) . Although I am immerse by my upbringing and I am greatly influenced by the family‚ neighbors and friends‚ I also inculcate my own experiences and actions in life. Such as trying

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    on spoken language‚ I discovered aspects of my own personal speech (also known as idiolect) and the variation between people’s language due to their culture and environment. Living in Luton for sixteen years I have had many experiences which shapes my idiolect to what it is today. Three main factors which have influenced me the most are my family‚ my friends and the media such as internet‚ music and TV. I was born and raised in Luton‚ England. Both my parents were born in England and both come from

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    Idiolect

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    A person’s idiolect is their unique way of speaking. This consists of things such as accent‚ vocabulary‚ grammar and non-verbal communication and is influenced by things such as the region they live in‚ age‚ personal experiences‚ age‚ occupation and social groups they belong to. Growing up in Newquay during the 70’s‚ having moved from Indian Queens‚ with the town still retaining a mostly Cornish community I inevitably acquired a Cornish accent. Despite my upbringing I don’t think I speak with what

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    Reflection of My Idiolect

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    own personal talk (idiolect) Including perhaps some criticisms made of it by adults" Whilst completing this project on spoken language‚ I discovered aspects of my own personal speech (also known as idiolect) and the variation between people’s language due to their culture and environment. Living in north London for fifteen years I have had many experiences which shapes my idiolect to what it is today. Three main factors which have influenced me the most are my family‚ my friends and the media

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    idiolect

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    9C How do I adapt my dialect to certain situations? For a while‚ I have been studying my speech syntax. I have noticed that in certain situations‚ my idiolect adapts and alters slightly. There are many words that I frequently use and others that tend to appear in certain conversations‚ but disappear in others. I have an accent which is a mix between Kent and Essex‚ as I moved from Essex to Kent‚ and - from my sociolect - have picked up the Kentish accent in addition to my previous Essex one. This

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    Idiolect

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    Idiolect – language of an individual Idiolect (coined by linguist Bernard Bloch: from Greek idio (personal‚ private) + (dia) lect) is a variant of the language used by one person‚ the distinctive speech of an individual‚ considered as a linguistic pattern unique among speakers of his or her language or dialect [6]. It is expressed in specific principles of word choice and grammatical features‚ as well as in words‚ expressions‚ idioms and pronunciation‚ which is specific to a given person.

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    Idiolect

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    Idiolect‚ identity and appropriate language As a linguist‚ I was fascinated by this posting. I am familiar with the concept‚ but did not know the term used to describe our linguistic practice. I would like to come back to the topic in more depth in a future comment‚ but for now‚ will share two experiences that drew on precisely this notion. The first incident occurred during a discussion I was having with my tutor group. I must have been in my mid-thirties at the time‚ and was talking with a

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    Slangs

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    On the feature of American slangs Abstract: With the development of the society‚ slang is accepted by more and more Americans. This thesis analyses features and functions of American slang. The author draws a conclusion that American slang reflects the cultural characteristics of Americans’ humor‚ informality‚ self-confidence‚ anti-authority‚ innovation consciousness and pursuit for time efficiency. Slang is a sort of informal language‚ the original purpose is to express vulgarly or use it as

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    English. As she says “but to me my mother’s english is perfectly clear..” However‚ her Mother’s broken english played a key partin shaping who she is today making her not as bias or look down upon people speaking in “broken” english. It seems to be that people who speak in “limited” english in comparison to those who have grown up speaking english their whole life is what separates people from different cultural backgrounds in society. Tan

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    1013 1/31/2013 “Turn my Swag on” Words are a part of our daily lives. With words we can communicate with others and evoke our feelings. But not every word has the same meaning in various regions of the world. Words just like humans are shaped by the location and culture that they are introduced to. This is what makes slang words interesting. Depending on where you live‚ a slang word can have a completely different meaning. For this assignment I will define the slang word “swag.” I’ll be discussing

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