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Poetic structure is such a strong framework that linguists have been able to recover information about the dialect and pronunciation of English in the time of S
by 0_____0 2y ago
Poetic structure is such a strong framework that linguists have been able to recover information about the dialect and pronunciation of English in the time of Shakespeare, from Shakespearean works.
- mcguire 2y agoTyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
- kelipso 2y agoIf you're alluding to the pronunciation of symmetry, I'm pretty sure eye and symmetry was specifically meant not to rhyme in order to throw off the reader slightly. Guess that hints at how difficult recovery of pronunciation can be.