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The Oxford dictionary of original Shakespearean pronunciation / David Crystal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crystal, David, 1941- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Early modern, 1500-1700--Pronunciation--Dictionaries.
- English language.
- English language--Early modern, 1500-1700--Dictionaries.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dictionaries.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Language--Glossaries, etc.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (li, 648 pages) : black and white illustrations
- Other Title:
- Dictionary of original Shakespearean pronunciation
- Original Shakespearean pronunciation
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford, England] : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- "This dictionary is the first comprehensive description of Shakespearean original pronunciation (OP), enabling practitioners to answer any queries about the pronunciation of individual words. It includes all the words in the First Folio, transcribed using IPA, and provides sound files as an additional aid to pronunciation. It details the main pronunciation evidence in the texts, notably all spelling variants and rhymes. An extensive introduction provides a full account of the aims, evidence, history, and current use of OP in relation to Shakespeare productions as well as other uses. It is an invaluable resource for producers, directors, actors, and others wishing to present Shakespeare's plays or poetry in original pronunciation, as well as for students and academics in the fields of literary criticism and Shakespeare studies more generally."-- Publisher's website, viewed on September 18, 2025.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Part I, Introduction: An artistic-scientific endeavour ; The scope of this dictionary ; Entry structure ; The nature of the evidence ; Using original pronunciation ; The history of OP studies ; The modern OP movement ; Transcription
- Part II, The dictionary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Previously issued in print: 2016.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 19, 2025).
- ISBN:
- 9780191835087
- 0191835080
- 9780191645433
- 0191645435
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