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SUMMARY:Voices of Melville: The Linguistic Landscape of Nineteenth-Century America Through a Literary Lens
DESCRIPTION:We can’t know how Herman Melville sounded or hear his characters’ voices…or can we? In linguistics\, the study of language\, we can study how English has changed since Melville’s time and why languages are always changing. Join us as we welcome linguist Wren Wood to Arrowhead for a lecture demonstrating how we can hear Melville’s dialect in samples of his work\, even without audio recording.  \nWren Wood is a linguist and webmaster for the Chicopee Historical Society. They use maps\, statistics and linguistics to encourage discussions around local history and historic preservation\, which can be found on Instagram @FollowingMassHistories. Prior to moving to Western Massachusetts\, they used GIS to study bilingualism and threatened languages in the U.S. They earned a bachelor’s in English from Bridgewater State University and a master’s in Hispanic Linguistics from the University of New Mexico. \nTickets are $5 for BCHS members\, $10 for non-members and can be purchased by using the BOOK NOW button. Not a member yet?  Join now and begin receiving discounted event tickets\, free admission to Arrowhead\, and a discount in the museum shop.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/on-melvilles-linguistics/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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