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    My Personal Idiolect

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    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 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

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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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    Reflect on some aspects of your own personal idiolect including perhaps some criticism made of it by adults. According to the ‘The Daily Mail’ children will try to adapt linguistically when in different environments. This was evident in section two; the police adult asks whether I would like a “glarss” of water‚ I consequently respond “I would love a glarss of water”. In the current age‚ in my eyes‚ it is seen to be more posh when adding the “ar” sound in substitute of an “a” sound. There are many

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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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    be revealed by the language he or she uses. In an essay of not more than 400 words‚ discuss with reference to the characteristics and salient features of DIALECT‚ SOCIOLECT and IDIOLECT. Linguists commonly use language variety as a cover term for any of the overlapping subcategories of a language‚ including dialect‚ idiolect and social dialect. The use of the word variety refer to those different forms that avoid the use of the term language‚ which many people associate only with the standard language

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    Louise Bassenger 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

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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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    Natasha Dusaj Ms. Gormley AP English 11 Period 3 10 November 2014 Tumblr Talk Urban Dictionary defines Tumblr as the epitome of culture and the total antithesis of the modern day pop culture that is so ingrained in today’s children. With the growth of the use of social media‚ the need to escape the clichés of “normal teens” has driven many to the discrete website of Tumblr where they view themselves as separate from the rest of their generation. While each generation has created their own sociolect

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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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    Reflection of My Idiolect

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    "Reflect on some aspects of your 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

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