Think on my words : exploring Shakespeare's language
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Think on my words : exploring Shakespeare's language
（Canto classics）
Cambridge University Press, 2012
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-248) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
For decades, people have been studying Shakespeare's life and times and in recent years there has been a renewed surge of interest in aspects of his language. So how can we better understand Shakespeare? David Crystal provides a lively and original introduction to Shakespeare's language, making his plays easily accessible to modern-day audiences. Covering the five main dimensions of language structure - writing system, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and conversational style - this book demonstrates how examining these linguistic 'nuts and bolts' can help us achieve a greater appreciation of Shakespeare's linguistic creativity.
Table of Contents
- 1. 'You speak a language that I understand not': myths and realities
- 2. 'Now, sir, what is your text?': knowing the sources
- 3. 'In print I found it': Shakespearean graphology
- 4. 'Know my stops': Shakespearean punctuation
- 5. 'Speak the speech': Shakespearean phonology
- 6. 'Trippingly upon the tongue': Shakespearean pronunciation
- 7. 'Think on my words': Shakespearean vocabulary
- 8. 'Talk of a noun and a verb': Shakespearean grammar
- 9. 'Hear sweet discourse': Shakespearean conversation
- Epilogue: 'your daring tongue': Shakespearean creativity
- Appendix: an A-to-Z of Shakespeare's false friends.
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