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I have a short scene with a Chinese character who's speaking English. Unfortunately, right now he sounds awfully American. He's fluent in English, but he shouldn't sound like a casual native speaker. Obviously I don't want some cheesy pidgin or stereotype. But I would like his dialogue to convey some flavor of his native language, or at least some sense that he's not from the same background as the (American, more or less) person he's talking to.
Can anyone recommend some examples where this was done well? I could maybe pull this off for another Western language, but I have no "ear" at all for Chinese, so I'm looking for something that will help give me a feel for the cadence, likely word choices, etc. Text sources by preference, though video could work if it's available on DVD. (I have a very slow internet connection, so YouTube links aren't going to get me very far.)
Character is a senior government official, and setting is a business/diplomatic reception, if that's relevant.
Can anyone recommend some examples where this was done well? I could maybe pull this off for another Western language, but I have no "ear" at all for Chinese, so I'm looking for something that will help give me a feel for the cadence, likely word choices, etc. Text sources by preference, though video could work if it's available on DVD. (I have a very slow internet connection, so YouTube links aren't going to get me very far.)
Character is a senior government official, and setting is a business/diplomatic reception, if that's relevant.