Incorporating frequency information about the use of spellings in the First Folio was one of the reasons the project took so long, as I had to go through each count, initiated using the Find function in Word, to check on such things as word-class, compound words, and lexical status (e.g. It took much longer than I thought, mainly because I wanted the work to include all the data on rhymes and spelling variations that provide a great deal of the evidence for phonological reconstruction, so that those interested could evaluate my decisions for themselves. I downloaded an electronic edition of the First Folio in December , once it became apparent that the initiative of Shakespeare’s Globe to present plays in original pronunciation (OP) was going to result in many more such projects, and began work on a resource that I hoped would one day help anyone interested in mounting a production. This dictionary has been over ten years in the making. Ix xii xiii xx xxvi xxxii xxxix xl xlix l Oxford disclaims any responsibility for the materials contained in any third party website referenced in this work.Īn artistic-scientific endeavour The scope of this dictionary Entry structure The nature of the evidence Using original pronunciation The history of OP studies The modern OP movement Transcription References Notes Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer Published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press Madison Avenue, New York, NY , United States of America British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Control Number: ISBN –––– Printed in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, St Ives plc Links to third party websites are provided by Oxford in good faith and for information only. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by licence or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization.
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