A Reader in the Language of Shakespearean Drama
In recent years the language of Shakespearean drama has been described in a number of publications intended mainly for the undergraduate student or general reader, but the studies in academic journals to which they refer are not always easily accessible even though they are of great interest to the general reader and essential for the specialist. The purpose of this collection is therefore to bring together some of the most valuable of these studies which, in discussing various aspects of the language of the early 17th century as exemplified in Shakespearean drama, provide the reader with deeper insights into the meaning of Shakespearean text, often by reference to the social, literary and linguistic context of the time.
[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 35] 1987. xx, 523 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
Preface
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ix
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Acknowledgements
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xi
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Introduction
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xiii
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I. Shakespeare and the English Language
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3
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23
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37
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71
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101
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117
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III. Studies in Vocabulary
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(1) Some interpretations
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133
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145
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153
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163
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181
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(2) Lexical innovation
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193
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207
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229
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(3) Shakespeare's use of specialised vocabularies
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237
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245
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255
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IV. Shakespeare and Elizabethan Grammar
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(1) Studies in syntax
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265
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301
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309
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319
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329
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339
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(2) Studies in inflection
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349
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371
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V. Studies in Rhetoric and Metre
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391
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407
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433
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VI. Punctuation
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445
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455
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VII. The Linguistic Context of Shakespearean Drama
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473
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489
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499
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Index
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511
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Subjects
Literature & Literary Studies
BIC Subject: CF – Linguistics
BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General