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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      July 2014
      March 2012
      ISBN:
      9781139196994
      9781107617681
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139196994
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      Weight & Pages:
      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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    Subjects:
    Literature, Renaissance and Early Modern Literature, Historical Linguistics, Language and Linguistics, General
    Series:
    Canto Classics
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    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.

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    ‘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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