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Maybe to challenge Deckard. Deckard refuses to play by Gaff's rules (street rules) then, but by the end of the film Gaff does speak English with him ("Too bad s
by ilamont 7y ago
Maybe to challenge Deckard. Deckard refuses to play by Gaff's rules (street rules) then, but by the end of the film Gaff does speak English with him ("Too bad she won't live!").
In Blade Runner 2049, I don't recall cityspeak being used at all, and the scene with Gaff being interviewed by the new Blade Runner is entirely in English.
- shadowgovt 7y agoIf the lack of cityspeak in 2049 is intentional, that by itself is interesting. Language phenomena do evaporate overnight from time to time.
- aatharuv 7y agoOn at least one occasion, the CC says a person is speaking in city speak, but the language is a Semitic language, probably Amhara.