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Each episode focuses on some aspect of Shakespeare’s language – usually, though not always, on a single word Shakespeare uses. But each time discussion broadens out, to look at some...
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Each episode focuses on some aspect of Shakespeare’s language – usually, though not always, on a single word Shakespeare uses. But each time discussion broadens out, to look at some aspect of language in general, or of English as we use it today.
Best to start with episode 1 and work through them in order.
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Best to start with episode 1 and work through them in order.
Shakespeare's Language . . . and more
Shakespeare's Language . . . and more
10. Good my lord - 02_08_2018, 16.12
3 AUG 2018 · The phrase 'good my lord' is the topic of this episode, which looks in general at 'words in curious orders and combinations'.
9. Eyes - 02_08_2018, 15.32
3 AUG 2018 · The episode is all about punctuation, and begins with Shakespeare's sentence 'Eyes, do you see!'. Notice the exclamation mark.
8. Why - 02_08_2018, 14.36
3 AUG 2018 · The episode looks at some words beginning with 'wh-' which are used to ask questions, like 'what' and 'when'. Most attention is given to 'why'.
7. Fathom - 02_08_2018, 11.32
3 AUG 2018 · The general theme of this episode is 'units of measurement', and we begin with Shakespeare's word 'fathom'.
6. Fardel- 02_08_2018, 11.09
3 AUG 2018 · Shakespeare's word 'fardel' is the starting-point for this episode, which also looks at the topic of 'suffixes'.
5. Blesseth- 02_08_2018, 10.49
3 AUG 2018 · This episode's word is 'blessed'. We look at the general theme of 'language contact and language change'.
4. Shrewd - 31_07_2018, 14.42
3 AUG 2018 · The starting-point is the word 'shrewd'. We also look at how words can start off meaning something nasty, and end up meaning something nice.
3. Pandar - 31_07_2018, 11.39
3 AUG 2018 · This episode's word is 'panda' (spelt 'pander' today. The episode also looks at the theme of 'proper and common nouns'.
2. Discandied - 31_07_2018, 11.10
3 AUG 2018 · In this episode the Shakespeare word is 'discandied', and we also discuss the 'death of words'.
1. Bully - 31_07_2018, 10.16
3 AUG 2018 · The episode starts with Shakespeare's use of the word 'bully. It then goes on to talk about 'beliefs about word origins'.
Each episode focuses on some aspect of Shakespeare’s language – usually, though not always, on a single word Shakespeare uses. But each time discussion broadens out, to look at some...
show more
Each episode focuses on some aspect of Shakespeare’s language – usually, though not always, on a single word Shakespeare uses. But each time discussion broadens out, to look at some aspect of language in general, or of English as we use it today.
Best to start with episode 1 and work through them in order.
show less
Best to start with episode 1 and work through them in order.
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| Organization | Keith Johnson |
| Categories | Society & Culture |
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