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* '''Parodied''': The show makes up languages for the trope.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** The show makes up languages for thetrope. trope.
** God is weeping because [[CurseOfBabel his curse]] was [[NoSell completely useless in its purpose.]]
** The show makes up languages for the
** God is weeping because [[CurseOfBabel his curse]] was [[NoSell completely useless in its purpose.]]
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Definitely not mutually intelligible
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob speak mutually intelligible languages, like Finnish and Estonian or Dutch and German.
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob speak mutually intelligible languages, like Finnish and Estonian or Dutch and German.
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** Alice and Bob can understand each other’s languages but prefers to speak in their own.
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** Alice and Bob can understand each other’s other's languages but prefers to speak in their own.
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** They’re using a UniversalTranslator so it doesn't matter.
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** They’re They're using a UniversalTranslator so it doesn't matter.
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** Bob is just speaking in [[JustAStupidAccent an Asian accent that doesn’t sound like English at all.]]
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** Bob is just speaking in [[JustAStupidAccent an Asian accent that doesn’t doesn't sound like English at all.]]
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** They’re using a UniversalTranslator so it doesn’t matter.
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** They’re using a UniversalTranslator so it doesn’t doesn't matter.
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* '''Zigzagged''': Alice and Bob use loanwords from each other’s languages.
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* '''Zigzagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice and Bob use loanwords from each other’s other's languages.
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* '''Lampshaded''': “Can you guys speak in the same language for 5 minutes?”
* '''Invoked''': Bob is telling Alice a secret, and doesn’t want Charlie, who doesn’t understand Cantonese to find out. (Can lead to BilingualBackfire)
* '''Invoked''': Bob is telling Alice a secret, and doesn’t want Charlie, who doesn’t understand Cantonese to find out. (Can lead to BilingualBackfire)
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* '''Lampshaded''': “Can "Can you guys speak in the same language for 5 minutes?”
minutes?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob is telling Alice a secret, anddoesn’t doesn't want Charlie, who doesn’t doesn't understand Cantonese Cantonese, to find out. (Can lead to BilingualBackfire)
* '''Invoked''': Bob is telling Alice a secret, and
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** Bob has a speech impediment that prevents him from speaking fluent English, but he understands Alice perfectly. Alice speaks in English because she's more comfortable with hearing Cantonese than speaking it.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Perfect chance to improve communication skills!
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Swedish and Finnish are NOT mutually intellegible; you're thinking of the Scandinavian languages (Swedish/Danish/Norwegian).
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* Straight: Alice speaks in English while Bob speaks in Cantonese, and they are able to have a fluent conversation while speaking in their respective languages.
* Exaggerated: Everyone in Alice and Bob’s group speaks in a different language, resulting in a situation similar to the Self Demonstration page.
* Downplayed: Alice and Bob speaks mutually intelligible languages, like Swedish and Finnish.
* Justified:
* Exaggerated: Everyone in Alice and Bob’s group speaks in a different language, resulting in a situation similar to the Self Demonstration page.
* Downplayed: Alice and Bob speaks mutually intelligible languages, like Swedish and Finnish.
* Justified:
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* Straight: '''Straight''': Alice speaks in English while Bob speaks in Cantonese, and they are able to have a fluent conversation while speaking in their respective languages.
*Exaggerated: '''Exaggerated''': Everyone in Alice and Bob’s group speaks in a different language, resulting in a situation similar to the Self Demonstration page.
*Downplayed: '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob speaks speak mutually intelligible languages, like Swedish Finnish and Finnish.
Estonian or Dutch and German.
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* Inverted: ???
* Subverted:
** Bob is just speaking in an Asian accent that doesn’t sound like English at all.
** Neither of them actually understands each other’s languages
* Double Subverted:
** Alice understands him anyways.
** They’re using a UniversalTranslator so it doesn’t matter anyways.
* Parodied: The show makes up languages for the trope.
* Zigzagged: Alice and Bob uses loanwords from each other’s languages.
* Averted: Everyone speaks English.
* Enforced: “How do we show diversity in the characters”
* Lampshaded: “Can you guys speak in the same language for 5 minutes?”
* Invoked: Bob is telling Alice a secret, and doesn’t want Charlie, who doesn’t understand Cantonese to find out. (Can lead to BilingualBackfire)
* Exploited: Same as above, with the BilingualBackfire.
* Subverted:
** Bob is just speaking in an Asian accent that doesn’t sound like English at all.
** Neither of them actually understands each other’s languages
* Double Subverted:
** Alice understands him anyways.
** They’re using a UniversalTranslator so it doesn’t matter anyways.
* Parodied: The show makes up languages for the trope.
* Zigzagged: Alice and Bob uses loanwords from each other’s languages.
* Averted: Everyone speaks English.
* Enforced: “How do we show diversity in the characters”
* Lampshaded: “Can you guys speak in the same language for 5 minutes?”
* Invoked: Bob is telling Alice a secret, and doesn’t want Charlie, who doesn’t understand Cantonese to find out. (Can lead to BilingualBackfire)
* Exploited: Same as above, with the BilingualBackfire.
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** Both Alice and Bob are trying to learn the other's languages, so they decide to speak in the languages they are ''less'' fluent in as a form of practice (and because they both know the other would have the honesty needed to correct any embarrassing mistakes straight away).
*Inverted: ???
'''Inverted''': The characters speak the same language, even the same dialect, but [[OneDialogueTwoConversations really don't understand what the other is talking about.]]
*Subverted:
'''Subverted''':
** Bob is just speaking in [[JustAStupidAccent an Asian accent that doesn’t sound like English at all.]]
** Neither of them actually understands the other's language.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Alice understands him anyway.
** They’re using a UniversalTranslator so it doesn’t matter.
* '''Parodied''': The show makes up languages for the trope.
** Neither of them actually understands * '''Zigzagged''': Alice and Bob use loanwords from each other’s languages
* Double Subverted:
** Alice understands him anyways.
** They’re using a UniversalTranslator so it doesn’t matter anyways.languages.
*Parodied: The show makes up languages for the trope.
* Zigzagged: Alice and Bob uses loanwords from each other’s languages.
* Averted:'''Averted''': Everyone speaks English.
English or Cantonese.
*Enforced: “How do we '''Enforced''': The trope could be used as a form of BilingualBonus, or to show the cultural diversity in of the characters”
cast in action.
*Lampshaded: '''Lampshaded''': “Can you guys speak in the same language for 5 minutes?”
*Invoked: '''Invoked''': Bob is telling Alice a secret, and doesn’t want Charlie, who doesn’t understand Cantonese to find out. (Can lead to BilingualBackfire)
*Exploited: '''Exploited''': Same as above, with the BilingualBackfire.BilingualBackfire.
* '''Deconstructed''': The characters know each other's languages well... But this doesn't mean they can communicate perfectly. Misunderstandings happen.
"Vart har länken till Bilingual Dialogues huvudsida tagit vägen?"\\
"Oh, you'll find the link [[BilingualDialogue here!]]"
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** Bob is just speaking in [[JustAStupidAccent an Asian accent that doesn’t sound like English at all.]]
** Neither of them actually understands the other's language.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Alice understands him anyway.
** They’re using a UniversalTranslator so it doesn’t matter.
* '''Parodied''': The show makes up languages for the trope.
* Double Subverted:
** Alice understands him anyways.
** They’re using a UniversalTranslator so it doesn’t matter anyways.
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* Zigzagged: Alice and Bob uses loanwords from each other’s languages.
* Averted:
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* '''Deconstructed''': The characters know each other's languages well... But this doesn't mean they can communicate perfectly. Misunderstandings happen.
"Vart har länken till Bilingual Dialogues huvudsida tagit vägen?"\\
"Oh, you'll find the link [[BilingualDialogue here!]]"
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'''Basic Trope''': Two people have a conversation with each other while speaking different languages.
* Straight: Alice speaks in English while Bob speaks in Cantonese, and they are able to have a fluent conversation while speaking in their respective languages.
* Exaggerated: Everyone in Alice and Bob’s group speaks in a different language, resulting in a situation similar to the Self Demonstration page.
* Downplayed: Alice and Bob speaks mutually intelligible languages, like Swedish and Finnish.
* Justified:
** Alice and Bob are using a UniversalTranslator. The conversation is seen by someone without one.
** Alice and Bob can understand each other’s languages but prefers to speak in their own.
* Inverted: ???
* Subverted:
** Bob is just speaking in an Asian accent that doesn’t sound like English at all.
** Neither of them actually understands each other’s languages
* Double Subverted:
** Alice understands him anyways.
** They’re using a UniversalTranslator so it doesn’t matter anyways.
* Parodied: The show makes up languages for the trope.
* Zigzagged: Alice and Bob uses loanwords from each other’s languages.
* Averted: Everyone speaks English.
* Enforced: “How do we show diversity in the characters”
* Lampshaded: “Can you guys speak in the same language for 5 minutes?”
* Invoked: Bob is telling Alice a secret, and doesn’t want Charlie, who doesn’t understand Cantonese to find out. (Can lead to BilingualBackfire)
* Exploited: Same as above, with the BilingualBackfire.
* Straight: Alice speaks in English while Bob speaks in Cantonese, and they are able to have a fluent conversation while speaking in their respective languages.
* Exaggerated: Everyone in Alice and Bob’s group speaks in a different language, resulting in a situation similar to the Self Demonstration page.
* Downplayed: Alice and Bob speaks mutually intelligible languages, like Swedish and Finnish.
* Justified:
** Alice and Bob are using a UniversalTranslator. The conversation is seen by someone without one.
** Alice and Bob can understand each other’s languages but prefers to speak in their own.
* Inverted: ???
* Subverted:
** Bob is just speaking in an Asian accent that doesn’t sound like English at all.
** Neither of them actually understands each other’s languages
* Double Subverted:
** Alice understands him anyways.
** They’re using a UniversalTranslator so it doesn’t matter anyways.
* Parodied: The show makes up languages for the trope.
* Zigzagged: Alice and Bob uses loanwords from each other’s languages.
* Averted: Everyone speaks English.
* Enforced: “How do we show diversity in the characters”
* Lampshaded: “Can you guys speak in the same language for 5 minutes?”
* Invoked: Bob is telling Alice a secret, and doesn’t want Charlie, who doesn’t understand Cantonese to find out. (Can lead to BilingualBackfire)
* Exploited: Same as above, with the BilingualBackfire.
