Brand new linguistic parasitism expressed let me reveal in addition to considering the latest character’s sexual irresistibility
It is worth thought using these issues via Dolly Wells’ one or two Van Helsings
As Eastern Western european beast’s parasitic appropriation off vocabulary extratextually lets with the non-local English-talking Scandinavian actor’s display screen away from mimicking an upper-classification English highlight, on the Count’s basic physical appearance once the aged vampire concealing in the palace, that it screen out-of accent expertise are quicker so you can affecting brand new stereotype off an excellent ‘Slavic’ English highlight. In reality, in the event your miniseries foregrounds the significance of vocabulary on the Dracula story (given that specific skill and as heterogenous linguistic make-up of your own Kingdom as shown less than), it is stunningly universal in the portraying this new Count’s linguistic background, made all the more inconsistent thanks to constant allusions so you’re able to Lugosi’s (Hungarian-accented) overall performance. (more…)