The participants were asked to describe how they spoke in their own words.
How do you describe your accent: "It's a new language. The way I talk now is how mine and the younger generation are talking. The English accent is decreasing and the slang is increasing."
Have there been other influences on the way you speak: "Went to prison and learned all types of new different slangs."
Do you have skills in languages other than English?: Yes
Other languages: Street/slang, Patois
We got new words as well, we like - the new one now, yeah, is like, "Mans, look at girl now," and say names for weed. Like, we look at a girl and say, "Ah, you're pukka." Or "Yer pen." Or "You're potent." Or "You're nang". You get me? And all these words these are all weed words or whatnot, yeah. But we use them on gal now, you know what I mean so like? Stepping the game up to a new thing, new talk.
Foreign Language Syndrome occurs when people with brain injuries lose the ability to talk in their native accent. After a stroke, George Reynolds developed an Italian accent.
