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Harry Potter and a tongue of serpents: a study of the main phonetic and morphosyntactic features of parseltongue

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Vol. 55 No. 2 (2020)

Abstract

This work presents a study of the parsel, a language created by Francis Nolan to complement the fantastic universe of the films of the Harry Potter. First, it studies the treatment that this language of snakes receives in novels in order to observe what role it plays in this fiction argument and how this conditions the construction process of this linguistic project itself. Second, it exposed some of its main phonetic and morphosyntactic features. Finally, it shows how the parsel reinforces the negative characterization of one of the protagonists and, in turn, helps the configuration of a cultural network closely linked to snakes.

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Artificial languages, Artistic language, Harry Potter, Pársel, Phonetic

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Leticia Gándara Fernández, Universidad de Extremadura

Para correspondencia, dirigirse a: Leticia Gándara Fernández (leticiagf@unex.es), Departamento de Filología Hispánica y Lingüística General, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Avda. de las Letras, s/n, 10003 Cáceres, España (Universidad de Extremadura).

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Gándara Fernández, L. (2020). Harry Potter and a tongue of serpents: a study of the main phonetic and morphosyntactic features of parseltongue. Boletín De Filología, 55(2), pp. 417–435. Retrieved from https://boletinfilologia.uchile.cl/index.php/BDF/article/view/60620
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