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Do we really know what Chaucer's poetry sounded like? Professor Simon Horobin introduces evidence that gives us an insight into the history of English pronunciation and explores what it tells us about how and why changes in language take place.

Date Published: 30 November 2011
Contributors:
Simon Horobin
In Collection(s): Old English Then and Now, Geoffrey Chaucer
Keywords:
english, language, masters, mst, oxford, Geoffrey Chaucer, canterbury, tales, poem, literature, #greatwriters
Source:
University of Oxford Podcasts
Cite: History of English Pronunciation by Simon Horobin at http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via http://writersinspire.org/content/history-english-pronunciation. Published on 30 November 2011. Accessed on 21 November 2024.

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