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Middle English Lessons
February 9, 2008 9:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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If you're still wondering about how far back in time you could go and still understand the English spoken then, check out written and audio excerpts from the poem Beowulf. Also, this NPR report in which host Robert Siegel gets a lesson in pronouncing Shakespeare, based on David Crystal's research for London's Globe Theatre. This is part of a complete episode.
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