My Idiolect

My Idiolect consits of a mixture of words and phrases unique to me, which have been influenced by people around me and my enviorment.Despite being brought up in bristol my accent isnt that strong however lotsof fillers such as 'like' and 'um' have ended up persistant members of my vocabulary, I use these to elongate converdsations and allow thinking time.I occasionaly use the phrase 'do you know what i mean?', I believe I use this to check that the person i have been talkingto was paying attention and because im seeking a response it confirms the presence of their consious brain.

I also believe that social networking sites have a huge role in how our idiolect develops, such as slang that is often used over text and instant message crops up in what we say. The abreviation 'LOL' sometimes comes up when I talk, because its a very common abreviation often people use it as a word when they are talking.

My body language which is also part of my idiolect is once again a developed part of me and has been shaped by outter figures such as my family.I often use very open body language however sometimes especially when I am tired my body langauge changes to almost the opposite.

I use the word 'slider' which i thought was a real word however after looking into the word i have realised it is not an actual word and has been adapted by the harsh 'r' sond that is used by the bristolian accent.