Author Archives: Mathew Gillings
Is ‘more better’ a mistake if Shakespeare said it?
Research Associate Sean Murphy looks at Shakespeare’s use of more better, and considers whether we can really consider it a mistake if Shakespeare himself said it… Learning English as a foreign language is hard. Learners are often corrected by teachers … Continue reading
SPRINT
Second year undergraduate students who are majoring or minoring in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University are invited to apply and work with us on the Encyclopaedia of Shakespeare’s English Project. This unique internship will give … Continue reading
Smoothing out spelling variation
Research Associate Jane Demmen highlights some of the issues involved in working with variable spellings that were typical of English in Shakespeare’s time… These days there are many sophisticated software tools that can find, count, sort and display words in … Continue reading
Panel Meeting – 27 July 2016
On 27th July 2016, the Encyclopaedia of Shakespeare’s Language team held its first panel meeting. The panel meeting was essentially an opportunity for the project’s advisors / ambassadors to visit our research centre and learn more about our aims and ambitions. … Continue reading
My winning proposal: putting Shakespeare together
Principal Investigator, Jonathan Culpeper, was interviewed about the Encyclopaedia of Shakespeare’s Language by ResearchResearch.com… “In December 2015, Jonathan Culpeper, a professor of English language and linguistics at Lancaster University, learned that he had been successful in obtaining a grant of … Continue reading
Technology, Shakespeare, Linguistics…
Bernard Murphy offers an overview of some of the work being undertaken by Research Associate, Sean Murphy, on the project… “My brother Sean is working on post-doctoral research in linguistics, especially the use of language in Shakespeare’s plays. Which may … Continue reading
What’s in a soliloquy?
Research Associate, Sean Murphy, offers his thoughts on what makes the soliloquies of Shakespearean comedy different to those in a history play or tragedy… Is the language of a soliloquy in a Shakespearean comedy different from that of a soliloquy … Continue reading
A methodological journey…
Principal Investigator, Jonathan Culpeper, shares his thoughts on why the methods used on the Encyclopaedia of Shakespeare’s Language project are quite so unique… Just before Christmas 2015, the AHRC announced that it was going to fund the £1 million Encyclopaedia … Continue reading