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Pronunciation Inconsistencies in The Godfather Trilogy
Posted on 12/5/15 at 8:48 am
Posted on 12/5/15 at 8:48 am
My girlfriend and I recently watched The Godfather trilogy for the first time and both of us were a bit aggravated by the inconsistencies of the Italian language.
The biggest issue that she and I had was with the family surname, which is pronounced one of two ways: either Cor-leon or Cor-le-on-e, with the latter being a much more accurate pronunciation of a Sicilian or Italian name.
There is no distinction between this discrepancy. Both non-Sicilian characters and actual Sicilians/Italians vary with their pronunciation. Even people within the family seem to lack any uniform pronunciation.
Did anyone else pick up on this while watching the films?
The biggest issue that she and I had was with the family surname, which is pronounced one of two ways: either Cor-leon or Cor-le-on-e, with the latter being a much more accurate pronunciation of a Sicilian or Italian name.
There is no distinction between this discrepancy. Both non-Sicilian characters and actual Sicilians/Italians vary with their pronunciation. Even people within the family seem to lack any uniform pronunciation.
Did anyone else pick up on this while watching the films?
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Posted on 12/5/15 at 8:55 am to saint amant steve
Immigrants would often "Americanize" their last names - whether that be spelling or pronunciation - to better fit in and get jobs.
Posted on 12/5/15 at 9:32 am to RollTide1987
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Immigrants would often "Americanize" their last names - whether that be spelling or pronunciation - to better fit in and get jobs.
Then why did this Americanization persist even once they returned to Sicily?
Why would fellow Sicilians and Italians adhere to such assimilation among their own community?
Posted on 12/5/15 at 9:39 am to saint amant steve
Hell, people mispronounce my family name all over the place, and it's not that unusual. I answer to all variations. Some in the family line even spelled it different ways a couple generations back.
Posted on 12/5/15 at 9:49 am to saint amant steve
People mispronounce my last name all the time, its said wrong more than it is said correctly
Posted on 12/5/15 at 1:16 pm to saint amant steve
People pronounce New Orleans differently. Even within Louisiana. Is it so strange that an Italian city would have variations of pronunciation?
I do find it odd that you just watched the Godfather trilogy for the first time at this was your only comment.
I do find it odd that you just watched the Godfather trilogy for the first time at this was your only comment.
Posted on 12/5/15 at 1:24 pm to RollTide1987
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Immigrants would often "Americanize" their last names
It's an obvious part of the narrative of the story. Just briefly examine the context of each time it is pronounced either way.
Posted on 12/5/15 at 1:30 pm to saint amant steve
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The biggest issue that she and I had was with the family surname, which is pronounced one of two ways: either Cor-leon or Cor-le-on-e, with the latter being a much more accurate pronunciation of a Sicilian or Italian name.
You do realize this wasn't his real family name right? The name was given to him at Ellis Island when they were checking him in, because he came from Corleon....So in America it would be pronounced one way and in Italy a different way. Andolini was his real last name.
This post was edited on 12/5/15 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 12/5/15 at 1:46 pm to saint amant steve
You are way over thinking this and making an issue out of nothing.
Posted on 12/5/15 at 2:14 pm to saint amant steve
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My girlfriend and I recently watched The Godfather trilogy for the first time and both of us were a bit aggravated by the inconsistencies of the Italian language.
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My girlfriend and I
You know how I can tell there was no happy ending that night?
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