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作者:本社 编出版社:Cambridge University Press出版时间:2008年02月
- 版 次:1
- 页 数:254
- 字 数:
- 印刷时间:2008年02月01日
- 开 本:32开
- 纸 张:胶版纸
- 包 装:平装
- 是否套装:否
- 国际标准书号ISBN:9780521700351
'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.
? Explains clearly the terms required to understand Shakespeare's
language, assuming no prior specialist knowledge ? Includes many
examples from Shakespeare's plays and poems, providing essential
context for the reader ? Contains a lively and original A-Z
Appendix of Shakespeare's 'false friends' - words which seem
familiar to us today, but in fact have a completely different
meaning
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': Shakespeare 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;
Appendix: an A-to-Z of Shakespeare's false friends.
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