Louis Zbijowski Idiolect

My Idiolect 

My idoilect consists of various different components. Being from Bristol this has influenced the way that I speak in certain situations. I especially tend to change the way i speak in a handful of different situations.  I am generally consistent in using fillers such as "like" and "um" to list a few. I generally tend to use these fillers when I don't know what to say or i am confused so I try to add these fillers in to avoid there being complete silence and it perhaps helps to think of an answer to what I have been asked.

I also tend to change my language regarding who I speak to. For example: when I am around my friends I normally talk in a non standard form of English and I use a variety of different common slang phrases, I also use explicit language as fillers . When I am different environments speaking to other people I tend to alter my grammar, for example: when around a family member or a teacher I often speak in a more respectful manner. I tend to often try to elongate my grammar as these types of people are people who would perhaps expect me to behave and say things in a more respectable tone. This means I perhaps have to censor my natural instincts in the way I speak as it may not be deemed appropriate in the scenario I am in. For example: say I was in a job interview I would try to talk in an optimistic tone and try to expand my vocabulary to try to impress the interviewer even though it may not be a natural occurrence regarding the way I speak.

Being from Bristol this has slightly affected my accent and the way I say certain words. Whilst my accent is not very strong it does often come out in certain scenarios and it can be perceived as strong. For example when I say a word such as 'over' the letter 'r' generally comes out a lot more distinctively which is a one of the key elements to the west country accent. whilst my accent is perhaps not as strong as other people, I if I was in a situation such as an interview I would try to alter my accent slightly so that it would sound more appealing to the person on the other end of the conversation.

When I am talking sometimes I use hand gestures to over describe my views. I believe that this is a force of habit that I perhaps cannot help. I usually tend to use  it when I am describing an item such as a phone I will make a phone gesture as I am saying the word. I see this as more of a force of habit rather than doing it on purpose because in some situations I don't even notice that I am doing it.