03462nam 2200649 a 450 991081829710332120200520144314.01-107-18282-41-281-25474-697866112547420-511-38788-10-511-38689-30-511-38506-40-511-75509-00-511-38321-50-511-38887-X(CKB)1000000000412047(EBL)335041(OCoLC)437204529(SSID)ssj0000258607(PQKBManifestationID)11210587(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000258607(PQKBWorkID)10257157(PQKB)10478682(UkCbUP)CR9780511755095(MiAaPQ)EBC335041(Au-PeEL)EBL335041(CaPaEBR)ebr10221482(CaONFJC)MIL125474(EXLCZ)99100000000041204720080501d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThink on my words exploring Shakespeare's language /David Crystal1st ed.Cambridge ;New York Cambridge University Press20081 online resource (xii, 254 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-70035-3 0-521-87694-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-248) and index.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.'You speak a language that I understand not.' Hermione's words to Leontes in The Winter's Tale are likely to ring true with many people reading or watching Shakespeare's plays today. For decades, people have been studying Shakespeare's life and times, and in recent years there has been a renewed surge of interest into aspects of his language. So how can we better understand Shakespeare? How did he manipulate language to produce such an unrivalled body of work, which has enthralled generations both as theatre and as literature? David Crystal addresses these and many other questions in this lively and original introduction to Shakespeare's language. Covering in turn the five main dimensions of language structure - writing system, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and conversational style - the book shows how examining these linguistic 'nuts and bolts' can help us achieve a greater appreciation of Shakespeare's linguistic creativity.English languageEarly modern, 1500-1700StyleEnglish languageStyle.822.33Crystal David1941-7988MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818297103321Think on my words766866UNINA