Re: Gloranthan ?! Linguistics

From: Peter Larsen <p3larsen_at_NdzKUv-seuqW8klKjyDPeUMS3oXeExU2zyVo5PGVXytiA4bIs5v2qo4v5GaXgOOUR-P>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:21:25 -0400

There was a TV mini-series in the early 80s about the siege of Masada in 72-3Ad by the Romans. They cast British actors as Romans and American actors as Sicarii and other locals. It was not all that great, as I recall, but the accent difference did allow for a Roman/Provincial effect that was kind of interesting.

Other than that, I rarely worry about the accents of historical people; it's not like they are speaking Latin with a ridiculous accent (except maybe in Sebastiane, the only full-length film in Latin of which I am aware).

Peter Larsen

On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 5:14 AM, Phil Hibbs <snarks_at_X-wAvvuHXYzLX0Kd263VoP7_Izs_FiXeYLxYUQYtudRlpkEeq53MxAY1IAajdIzmKIED1PziqLKpgDQ.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

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> Some Brits will laugh and mock a TV programme or movie where the romans
> speak with American accents. But, is it any more realistic for them to
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> with English accents? Do Americans find romans with American accents odd,
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> does the accent just slip by as "normal"?
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> Phil.
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