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azforeman, to literature
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More in Early Modern pronunciation

"Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears"

Antony speaks to the crowd from Julius Caesar, read in early 17th century pronunciation by yours truly

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PirateJoie,
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@azforeman @literature @poetry @linguistics @histodons @bookstodon That was wonderful to hear! ❤️🎶👍

azforeman, to literature
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Here's a reading of Keats' "Ode to a Nightingale" in a reconstruction of early 19th century London pronunciation.

The historical mid-vowels are still undiphthongized. Rhoticity has been lost. The BATH vowel is in full swing, the PRICE and MOUTH diphthongs do not have their modern-sounding onsets yet. Unaccented final <-ing> is [ɪn], and some historical weak forms of words like "my" survive.

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azforeman, to linguistics
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New to mastodon. Here's a video in which I showcase the changing sound of English from the 8th century to the 19th, from Beowulf to Ben Franklin's Fart Joke and John Keats

I tend to make a lot of content like this as a hobby.

Also I post about various weird questions in linguistics.

Also I translate poetry, like a lot.

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iquaanyin,
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@azforeman @linguistics awesome! i like your choice of manuscripts too.

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