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'SHAKESPEARE'S PRONUNCIATION'

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Illustrated talk by Randolph Quirk Helge Kokeritz 's book Shakespeare's
Pronunciation is a comprehensive attempt to describe the way Shakespeare and his contemporaries spoke English. Mr. Quirk, Reader in English Language and Literature at Durham University, speaks about the methods of historical linguistics and illustrates the present state of knowledge with recordings made by Daniel Jones and Helge Kokeritz.
(The recorded broadcast of Dec. 9)

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Talk By:
Randolph Quirk
Talk By:
Helge Kokeritz
Unknown:
Daniel Jones
Unknown:
Helge Kokeritz.

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