Translation of language varieties in the Flemish dubbing of Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban

This article discusses the Flemish dubbing of the 2004 film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban with a focus on the language varieties and accents used in both the English and Flemish versions of the film. It briefly introduces the language environment of Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, and draws a comparison between the accents used in the English version of the film – Received Pronunciation, Estuary English, and regional accents – and in the Flemish dubbing, represented by the standard language, tussentaal, and regiolects. Special attention is given to the relationship between t... Mehr ...