Pygmalion

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In the play Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw, lessons regarding speech, relationships, and the nature of society are taught. It is "intensely and deliberately didactic".

Shaw points out the differences in pronunciation of language and how it varies from one place to another. "You can spot an Irishman or a Yorkshireman by his brogue." An Irishman has a quite distinct accent, but it still makes the point of how pronunciation can reveal where someone lives. "I can place any man within six miles. I can place him within two miles in London." This really emphasizes how much speech varie



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Approximate Word count = 403
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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