S02E07 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 5 of 6

07/01/21 • 43 min

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en clair: forensic linguistics, literary detection, language mysteries, and more

Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 5 of this slowburn mini-series pitches the computational linguists against the forensic linguists in an effort to determine whether either side can work out who wrote Shakespeare. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-dV

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S02E06 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 4 of 6 (voice only)

Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 4 of this slowburn mini-series looks at our last two possible alternatives and weighs up the evidence. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: wp.me/paoUKh-dq

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S02E08 - Slowburn Shakespeare, Part 6 of 6

Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? This final episode in this slowburn mini-series looks at one of the highest profile efforts to set down an authoritative answer - and all the questions it raised. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-tN