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''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 generat
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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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