The participants were asked to describe how they spoke in their own words.
How do you describe your accent: "Jamaican English."
Have there been other influences on the way you speak: "I lived in Jamaica from birth to age 31. However, I have travelled extensively (USA, Canada, Cuba, Belize, Sweden, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Mexico), spending at least one month in each location."
Do you have skills in languages other than English?: Yes
Other languages: Jamaican, Spanish
ANNE: I describe my accent as middle-class Jamaican. (laughter) INTERVIEWER: Do you think it ever changes? ANNE: Yes. Umm it's a -the weird thing is that I speak English generally as my first language but when I get irritated or angry I speak pure Jamaican which is something that all Jamaicans well, most Jamaicans of my background do. We speak, generally speak English um with maybe some slang thrown in but get us angry and then you hear the real, the real Jamaican come out.
