Question: What can we learn from Shakespeare’s playing with language?
Answer: To begin with, note Shakespeare’s functional shifts—for example, a word that is normally a noun used as a verb. Spelling. Vocabulary—words that Shakespeare invented that no longer are accepted as words.
Comment: Another dimension in the study of Shakespeare—his language. RayS.
Title: “Linguistic Audacity: Shakespeare’s Language and Student Writing.” Barbara A. Goodman. English Journal (March 2011), 39-43.
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