Think on my words : exploring Shakespeare's language / David Crystal.
Crystal, David, 1941-| Call Number | 822.33 |
| Author | Crystal, David, 1941- author. |
| Title | Think on my words : exploring Shakespeare's language / David Crystal. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xii, 254 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Series | Canto classics |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| 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. |
| Summary | 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. |
| Subject | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Language. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Literary style. English language Early modern, 1500-1700 Style. |
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| Summary | 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. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| 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. |
| Subject | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Language. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Literary style. English language Early modern, 1500-1700 Style. |
| Multimedia |