Original Pronunciation

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf linguistic theory
gptkbp:abbreviation OP
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Early_Modern_English
Shakespearean English
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Received_Pronunciation
Modern English pronunciation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Original Pronunciation
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:David_Crystal
gptkbp:purpose to recreate historical pronunciation for performance and study
gptkbp:refersTo the way English was spoken at the time a text was written
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:theatre
linguistics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shakespeare's_Globe_productions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7