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020			_a9780140291179
082	1		_aREF 822.33 CRY _2
100	1		_aCrystal, David _d(, 1941-)
245	1	4	_aShakespeare's words : a glossary and language companion _c/ David Crystal ; Ben Crystal
260			_aNew York _b: Penguin _c, 2002
300			_a650 p. _b: illus. _c; 24 cm
520			_aThis book is for people who love Shakespeare, or love language, or both. David Crystal, one of the world's foremost authorities on the English language, with his actor son, Ben, have taken a fresh look at the vocabulary of Shakespeare's poems and plays and compiled a glossary of nearly 14,000 words and meanings. They have included every word which presents the reader with difficulty arising out of the differences between Elizabethan and modern English. This collaboration of linguist and actor is unique, enabling the authors to add fascinating nuances to our understanding of Shakespeare's language. The book departs from the usual type of glossary in several ways. Meanings are brought into sharp focus through the use of multiple glosses; and each entry is supported by at least one illustrative quotation. A scene-setting caption puts the quotation in its dramatic context and helps to clarify the meaning. Cross-references to further uses of a word are made to other plays.
546			_aEnglish
600	1	4	_aShakespeare, William _d(1564-1616) _x-Language
650		4	_aEnglish language _x-Early modern _y-1500-1700 _x-Dictionaries
650		4	_aLanguage _x-Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
700	1		_aCrystal, Ben
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