How linguists are unlocking the meanings of Shakespeare’s words using numbers
Author Jonathan Culpeper Chair professor in English Language and Linguistics, Lancaster University Today it would seem odd to describe a flower with the word “bastard” – why apply a term of personal abuse to a flower? But in Shakespeare’s time, “bastard” was a technical term describing certain plants. Similarly, associating the word “bad” with success and talking of a […]
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