The participants were asked to describe how they spoke in their own words.
How do you describe your accent: "Doric."
Have there been other influences on the way you speak: Not Given
Do you have skills in languages other than English?: Yes
Other languages: German
ALAN: See at eh Peterhead the just said that the've ehm, in one o' the supermarkets, everyth..all the signs are now in Doric, so it's like the loons, 'n' the..the lassies, toilets, 'n' there was, it was also quite interesting the fact thit the five people the lady interviewing them asked in the queue, two of them were Irish, one was English, and two were from Germany, I think..laughter..or Amercian or somethin', so they never got a single Scottish person.
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.
