Spoken Language Analysis
Explore some aspects of spoken language used in your home
My idiolect is intensely influenced by the individuals who reside in my house or visit regularly. This happens because I have been with them most of my life so I pick up some language techniques they use. I belong to a family of five; my mum, dad, older brother (Alex), little sister (Daniella). My aunty, whose name is Kenny, lives in my house frequently and various other aunties and uncles visit if we’re are celebrating or just to have a little catch up with what has been going on in family affairs. My family originates from Nigeria, therefore, the native language; Yoruba is spoken and integrated with the English language. No one in my family lacks the ability to converse in English fluently.
Field-specific lexis
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This happens with everyone at home. If I am on the phone to friends my language is more colloquial and I tend to not speak Standard English. This is the complete opposite if either my mum or dad is around, the subject of the conservation changes, I immediately become formal in my language or I am conscious of everything I say to avoid parental criticism after the call. If my dad is on the phone to his friends however, he speaks Broken English which is simply astonishing since he owns his own law firm. It is a sharp contrast to the way he speaks when he is speaking to a client. He is more preserved, grammatically correct in his language and often he speaks in Received Pronunciation. He does this to look professional, using words such as “the jury”, “interrogation” and “defendant”. Moreover if the landline rings, I instantly adjust the tone of my voice to sound more adult-like or posh simply because I find it humorous. I have also noticed if I talk this way on the phone the person on the other end seems to respect me more than if I was speaking
My idiolect is intensely influenced by the individuals who reside in my house or visit regularly. This happens because I have been with them most of my life so I pick up some language techniques they use. I belong to a family of five; my mum, dad, older brother (Alex), little sister (Daniella). My aunty, whose name is Kenny, lives in my house frequently and various other aunties and uncles visit if we’re are celebrating or just to have a little catch up with what has been going on in family affairs. My family originates from Nigeria, therefore, the native language; Yoruba is spoken and integrated with the English language. No one in my family lacks the ability to converse in English fluently.
Field-specific lexis
My family is …show more content…
This happens with everyone at home. If I am on the phone to friends my language is more colloquial and I tend to not speak Standard English. This is the complete opposite if either my mum or dad is around, the subject of the conservation changes, I immediately become formal in my language or I am conscious of everything I say to avoid parental criticism after the call. If my dad is on the phone to his friends however, he speaks Broken English which is simply astonishing since he owns his own law firm. It is a sharp contrast to the way he speaks when he is speaking to a client. He is more preserved, grammatically correct in his language and often he speaks in Received Pronunciation. He does this to look professional, using words such as “the jury”, “interrogation” and “defendant”. Moreover if the landline rings, I instantly adjust the tone of my voice to sound more adult-like or posh simply because I find it humorous. I have also noticed if I talk this way on the phone the person on the other end seems to respect me more than if I was speaking