I remember hearing somewhere (great source!) that it may have been pronounced "dooland", and that "dolens" would have had the same vowel (oo).
Leonard Williams On 10/2/08 5:54 PM, "Anthony Hind" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dennis, and Jurek > Perhaps Diana Poulton assumed this from the play on Dowland/Dolens, > ""Semper Dowland Semper Dolens"" (and isn't that the vowel sound in > her own name?). > However, don't forget that the diphthongs at the time of Dowland were > undergoing the process often called the Great Vowel Shift, and that > the degree to which this process effected vowels varied according to > dialect. > Thus, even if Dowland had pronounced his name like "know", it would > certainly not be the value it has in modern standard BBC English > (although even that is varying), and unless we know what dialect he > spoke, we wouldn't have much idea about the value he gave that vowel. > Furthermore, names can vary in very wild fashion, where "Mountjoy", > for example, can rhyme with "bungee". > Anthony > > > > Le 2 oct. 08 à 21:21, Jerzy Zak a écrit : > >> Diana Poulton, at whose house in London I leved for almost two >> years, instructed me Dowland should be prnunced like Poland. How >> she's got that knowledge I don't know. >> Jurek >> _______ >> >> On 2008-10-02, at 14:53, dc wrote: >> >>> I suppose this question has already been asked umpteen times, but >>> here goes >>> again: do we know how the ow in Dowland's name was pronounced? As >>> in know >>> or as in how? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Dennis >> >> >> >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >
