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It’s clear in society that numerous people are stereotyped for the way they speak. The way they speak can differentiate depending on the situation; the situation can affect the way a people speak because people tend to change their accent and dialogue unknowingly to avoid criticism. Not only has this but people also changed the way they structure their speech depending on who they are speaking to. For example, when speaking to the elderly or a highly respected person, people tend to pronounce their letters much more so they become formal. Moreover, the pace of the speech is slow and there are hardly any overlaps because the person speaking will be trying to avoid any interruptions. On the contrary, when speaking to your friends, the pace of your speech is much faster, there will be many more overlaps and the tone of your voice will be excitable.

Furthermore, I am Indian therefore in my family we speak two different languages. However, I generally speak English because Punjabi is a second language to me and my family except for my mum, which for her Punjabi is here first language. I have noticed that Punjabi has affected my tone and speech when speaking to other family members. I have also noticed that the tone and accent of my voice would be much different compared to if I didn’t know Punjabi.

If one or both of your parents originate from a different part of the world and their first language doesn’t consist of where they are currently living at, the next generation’s first language is most likely to be the place of where you are currently living.

In addition, when speaking to my mum in Punjabi, I can definitely feel the distinctive pauses in our conversation. These pauses may be caused by me translating her Punjabi into English in my brain unknowingly. This translation will be used when I speak English to her because she will be translating my English to Punjabi without realising. Even though my mum’s first language is Punjabi, it’s not hard to establish her...