Dear all, a nice additional book aimed for musicians, covering the English OP (with examples from Dowland) between 1500-1800, is Klaus Miehling ´s 2 volumes "Handbuch der frühneuenglischen Aussprache für Musiker (1500-1800)" Best, Magnus
On Saturday, June 8, 2019, 9:04:31 AM GMT+2, Martyn Hodgson <hodgsonmar...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote: Hmmm. - " .....doth protest too much, methinks". Crystal may, indeed, be 'a very respected scholar', but surely this shouldn't bar others from addressing the matter. What's your own perspective on the issue? Incidentally, here's his website: [1][1]http://www.davidcrystal.com/?id=-1613 MH On Saturday, 8 June 2019, 02:10:18 BST, Timothy Swain <[2]timothy745w...@gmail.com> wrote: You obviously have NOT heard of David Crystal's OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ORIGINAL SHAKESPEAREAN PRONUNCIATION published by Oxford in 2016 (the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death). A very respected scholar, his son has become an expert on Shakespeare. David has authored many texts, including ones in his own fields of study. As David says, "This dictionary has been over ten years in the making. I downloaded an electronic edition of the First Folio in December 2004, once it became apparent that the initiative of Shakespeare's Globe to present plays in original pronunciation (OP) was going (forward)..." You can see his son, Ben Crystal, wax eloquent on Shakespeare through several entries on YouTube. Ben Crystal is quite an accomplished scholar & a visiting scholar the world around, including our own USA. And the book is the first OP production, Original Pronunciation (which is NOT the never-achievement it has for so long presumed to be!). David Crystal is remarkable! I am tired of the incessant deluge of emails from some people that should know better. They reveal their ignorance of a vital subject. (May it be said that is does NOT apply only to Shakespeare!) More restraint is urged! From an old man (who hereby betrays his own considered silence). Timothy Swain -- To get on or off this list see list information at [2][3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. [4]http://www.davidcrystal.com/?id=-1613 2. [5]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www.davidcrystal.com/?id=-1613 2. mailto:timothy745w...@gmail.com 3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 4. http://www.davidcrystal.com/?id=-1613 5. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html