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'Think on my words' : exploring Shakespeare's language /

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, m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Crystal, David, 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Colección:Canto classics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.