A.Z. Foreman | "My Lute Awake" by Sir Thomas Wyatt read in Early Modern Pronunciation (early 16th century) @a.z.foreman74 | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 10 hours ago
This is a conservative 16th century lect. The long mid vowels are quite low still, /x/ still survives in words like "light" and "though", quasi-Romance-style secondary stress is still permitted on the final syllable of words like "affection" even when a trisyllable. Note that there is no loss of /g/ after [ŋ] in either syllable of the word "singing".
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This is a conservative 16th century lect. The long mid vowels are quite low still, /x/ still survives in words like "light" and "though", quasi-Romance-style secondary stress is still permitted on the final syllable of words like "affection" even when a trisyllable. Note that there is no loss of /g/ after [ŋ] in either syllable of the word "singing".
If you 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? Check my FAQ
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