Me and the way I speak

Hello my name is Taylor Clift-Chard and I am going to be discussing my language, the way I speak and how it differs around the people I am with.

Accent

Firstly I want to speak about my accent. My accent is bristolian  however it will become stronger depending on the people I am with for example if I am with friends from secondary school I find that I will use more bristolian terms and my accent comes out more. But if I was with my grandparents from my dads side then I will lose my bristolian accent without realising. I think the reason for this is because my grandparents aren't from Bristol and tend to speak very polite and pronounce words properly, another reason my accent may change around them may be because they are older and I would not speak to them as I would with my Friends.

The bristolian accent I find is when your bring out the r's in words or add r's for example instead of slide I would say slider which isn't correct. I do not however say words like 'babbers' or any of the bristolian words many would say. I do put on my accent and use those words as a joke with my friends sometimes which I would say is when my accent would come out. I find I can put it on instantly.

Slang

I have also noticed that me and my friends use a few slang words or just words we have found ourselves to use. I often say the word 'mazza' which is another word for mad so I would say "That's so mazza" instead of "That's so mad" I would only speak using slang words with my friends as it wouldn't be appropriate to speak using these words around adults such as teachers however I may use them if with younger people who are around the same age group as me.

Tone of voice 

I find that when speaking I will change my tone of voice quite a lot. However it depends on how interested I am in what I'm talking about for example if I am saying Hi to someone I will tend to say it in a happier, higher tone as I find its a nicer way to greet someone. My natural tone of voice isn't high pitched  but just normal and I tend to speak with this tone in simple conversations. I also think the tone of my voice differs with the people I am around, I doubt I will be screaming or shouting around a colleague or a teacher but if I'm with my friends my tone of voice will change a lot as I will be more intrigued in the conversation and they will then reply in the same way, hopefully.