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Interviewee Nishi Banga

Born: 24 November 1984

Lives: Southall, Middlesex

Time lived in area: All my life

Occupation: Student

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Nishi describes the sometimes raw English climate which is 'chapping' to her and her friends.

Language of interview: English

Duration: 00:22 (mins/secs)



About the interview

The participants were asked to describe how they spoke in their own words.

How do you describe your accent: "Relatively well-spoken, slang occurs occasionally!"

Have there been other influences on the way you speak: "Nowhere in particular."

Do you have skills in languages other than English?: Yes

Other languages: Spanish, Punjabi

About this interview
INTERVIEWER: -It's so cold in this country, you must have lots of words -oh yeah (giggles)NISHI: Freezing man, I'm freezing, yeah. -Freezing.... -Really freezing. -You tend to exaggerate I think the, the cold term, er, you could say chapping.........it's chapping outside. Erm, I think it's a slang.... erm, I use it...er...with my friends. No, actually, I learnt it from my friends but they use the word chapping so I, I started using it as well.
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