MEME: Linguistics

[citycouncil]

Prompted by a conversation on Twitter, let's take a look at the linguistic choices behind the way our characters speak! NERDS. Here are a few prompts, but feel free to talk about anything you feel like with regards to language and your characters.

Where and when are they from originally?
What is their accent?
Do they curse? Under what circumstances?
What influences the way they speak?
Has their speech changed since arriving in Darrow? In what ways does it differ from canon?
Have they picked up any specific language/slang/vocal tics while in Darrow?
What slang do they use, if any?
Do you have anything specific you keep in mind when writing their dialogue?
What else should we know about how they speak?

Let's talk about talking.

Comments

[artoflove]

Where and when are they from originally? Mexico City, in the early 2010's, but his father is from Spain, so that influences his accent.

What is their accent? Whenever he's with Hernando alone, it's Spanish. When he's speaking English, it's heavily accented with influences from both Spain and Mexico City.

Do they curse? Under what circumstances? I'll just leave this here: "I see you villain! I see you with your fucking villain mustache!"

What influences the way they speak? Being a soap actor and an action star means that he can be plenty dramatic, even in his every day life.

Has their speech changed since arriving in Darrow? In what ways does it differ from canon? He's calmed down a little, if anything, so he's a little steadier. Of course, he doesn't have a cluster of people in his head pushing him to high stress levels, so that helps.

Have they picked up any specific language/slang/vocal tics while in Darrow? He's learning as much as he can to strengthen his English to be in as many productions as possible.

Do you have anything specific you keep in mind when writing their dialogue? Drama, drama, drama, drama,



What else should we know about how they speak? I'm not saying he's a drama princess, but he's a fucking drama queen.

[love_made_public]

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