A.Z. Foreman | "If Music Be The Food of Love" opening of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in Early Modern Pronunciation @a.z.foreman74 | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 2 minutes ago
Yit another passage by Shakespeare in the so-called "original pronunciation" i.e. a reconstruction of how London English (or rather a couple varieties thereof) was pronounced in the early 1600s, from your friendly neighborhood historical linguist and malibu-quaffer.
This time it's the opening scene ("If Music Be The Food Of Love, Play On") from Twelfth Night. I gave Orsino a more innovative phonology (lower mid-vowels, preservation of /x/) than Valentine.
If you happen to like this video and want to help me make more things like it, wherein I read texts in dead accents, consider making a pledge at my patreon.
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There you can get access to all kinds of subscriber-only stuff like my weekly readings of Shakespeare's sonnets and the King James Bible in various 17th century accents, and you'll get advance access to my public recordings as well.
Got questions? (Like "Why does this not sound like Crystal's OP!?") Check my FAQ
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Yit another passage by Shakespeare in the so-called "original pronunciation" i.e. a reconstruction of how London English (or rather a couple varieties thereof) was pronounced in the early 1600s, from your friendly neighborhood historical linguist and malibu-quaffer.
This time it's the opening scene ("If Music Be The Food Of Love, Play On") from Twelfth Night. I gave Orsino a more innovative phonology (lower mid-vowels, preservation of /x/) than Valentine.
If you happen to like this video and want to help me make more things like it, wherein I read texts in dead accents, consider making a pledge at my patreon.
http://patreon.com/azforeman
There you can get access to all kinds of subscriber-only stuff like my weekly readings of Shakespeare's sonnets and the King James Bible in various 17th century accents, and you'll get advance access to my public recordings as well.
Got questions? (Like "Why does this not sound like Crystal's OP!?") Check my FAQ
patreon.com/posts/faq-64053058
