Think on my Words
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication date:
- 05 July 2014
- 29 March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781139196994
- 9781107617681
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- Dimensions:
- (216 x 138 mm)
- Weight & Pages:
- 0.4kg, 266 Pages
- Subjects:
- Literature, Renaissance and Early Modern Literature, Historical Linguistics, Language and Linguistics, General
- Series:
- Canto Classics
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- Literature, Renaissance and Early Modern Literature, Historical Linguistics, Language and Linguistics, General
- Series:
- Canto Classics
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Book 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.
Reviews
‘Here is a linguist [David Crystal] who knows not only how words work but how they work in theatre. Anyone who cares for Shakespeare will be informed and entertained by this intriguing and wide-ranging study.'
Stanley Wells
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