Name: Vamsi

Age: 18 years

Place: Hyderabad

diploma running music mentor fight

speaker gang hold over court

hobbies voice body whole strength

Currently we are _____________a bad _____________. And, I’m supposedly, I’m the

_____________of the bad gang; and, we have so many friends over here. uh Besides that,

uh my _____________: playing tennis, uh, playing music and all, but uh, I like tennis

because you have Roger Federer _____________there, Rafa Nadal, and I really love to

see them _____________over a _____________. uh and…that’s all about this sports…

and music…uh…I love to sing songs, and, the __________________________in my

_____________is my _____________, uh and…I sing a lot and I _____________a

_____________in music, that’s in Karnatic vocal _____________; so, I think I’m a good

singer, and in a . . .good _____________also.

Comments:

Some phonological features of south Indian speech are apparent here. The word music is

said with /s/ rather than /z/ which is used in Standard IE. The pan-Indian phenomenon of

saying /sg/ is prevalent here as well. Bad gang refers to a mischievous group, and

mentor probably means ‘leader’. Another IE feature is fight over the court.

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Name: Vamsi

Age: 18 years

Place: Hyderabad

Currently we are running a bad gang. And, I’m supposedly, I’m the mentor of the bad

gang; and, we have so many friends over here. uh Besides that, uh my hobbies: playing

tennis, uh, playing music and all, but uh, I like tennis because you have Roger Federer

over there, Rafa Nadal, and I really love to see them fight over a court. uh and…that’s all

about this sports…and music…uh…I love to sing songs, and, the whole strength in my

body is my voice, uh and…I sing a lot and I hold a diploma in music, that’s in Karnatic

vocal music; so, I think I’m a good singer, and in a . . .good speaker also.

Comments:

Some phonological features of south Indian speech are apparent here. The word music is

said with /s/ rather than /z/ which is used in Standard IE. The pan-Indian phenomenon of

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saying /sg/ is prevalent here as well. Bad gang refers to a mischievous group, and

mentor probably means ‘leader’. Another IE feature is fight over the court.