History of English Pronunciation

Do we really know what Chaucer's poetry sounded like? Professor Simon Horobin introduces evidence that gives us an insight into the history of English pronunciation and explores what it tells us about how and why changes in language take place.
Date Published: 30 November 2011
Writer:
Source:
Download:
Contributors: Simon Horobin
In Collection(s): Geoffrey Chaucer, Old English Then and Now
Keywords: english, language, masters, mst, oxford, Geoffrey Chaucer, canterbury, tales, poem, literature, #greatwriters
Cite: History of English Pronunciation by Geoffrey Chaucer at https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via https://dev.writersinspire.it.ox.ac.uk/content/history-english-pronunciation. Published on 30 November 2011. Accessed on 14 May 2026.
If reusing this resource please attribute as follows: History of English Pronunciation (https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/) by Geoffrey Chaucer, licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (2.0 UK).
Related content: