Think On My Words: Exploring Shakespeare's Language (Canto Classics)

Fordecades,peoplehavebeenstudyingShakespeare'slifeandtimesandinrecentyearstherehasbeenarenewedsurgeofinterestinaspectsofhislanguage.SohowcanwebetterunderstandShakespeare?DavidCrystalprovidesalivelyandoriginalintroductiontoShakespeare'slanguage,makinghisplayseasilyaccessibletomodern-dayaudiences.Coveringthefivemaindimensionsoflanguagestructure-writingsystem,pronunciation,grammar,vocabularyandconversationalstyle-thisbookdemonstrateshowexaminingtheselinguistic'nutsandbolts'canhelpusachieveagreaterappreciationofShakespeare'slinguisticcreativity.