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The most noticeable difference between early Modern English and its later forms is the use of the particular second person pronouns thou, thee, thy etc. Also we see the third person singular ending "-th" where we would use "-s". While not universal, these were much more commonly used than they are now. Other grammatical structures more commonly used were subjunctives and the accusative pronoun "whom". Here are some examples:
1) "There was once a country man which came to London where he had never been before; and as he went over London Bridge, he saw certain ships sailing, being the first time he had seen any, and perceiving the sails made of cloth, he thought to assay if his plow would go so." The Sackful of News, 1558
2) "Franion, having muttered out these or such like words, seeing either he must die with a clear mind or live with a spotted conscience, he was so cumbered with divers cogitations that he could take no rest until at last he determined to break the matter to Egistus." Greene, Pandosto, 1588
3) " 'Nay, forward, man,' quoth the forester, 'tears are the unfittest salve that any man can apply for to cure sorrows, and therefore cease from such feminine follies, as should drop out of a woman's eye to deceive, not out of a gentleman's look to discover his thoughts, and forward with thy discourse.' " Lodge, Rosalind, 1590
4) "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted." The King James Translation of the Bible, 1611, Galatians 6:1
5) " 'Sir, I am so poor to requite you, you must look for nothing but thanks of me: I have no humour to marry, I love to lie o' both sides o' th' bed myself, and again o' th' other side. A wife, you know, ought to be obedience, but I fear me I am too headstrong to obey, therefore I'll ne'er go about it. . . . I have the head now of myself, and am man enough for a woman; marriage is but a chopping and changing, where a maiden loses one head and has a worse i' th' place.' "
Middleton and Dekker, The Roaring Girl, 1611.
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∙ 10y agoLatin, of course, German and Gar gar! Norse/Viking incursion and settlement of the north of England/Scotland.
The Norman conquest of England in 1066.
The "Great Vowel Shift", cause not determined.
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∙ 9y agoPeople from other countries, had a big influence on the early modern English language. There were Latin influences, as well as European.Ê
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∙ 11y agoAnglo-Saxon (Germanic languages) and French.
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∙ 11y agoAnglo-Saxon (Germanic languages) and French.
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When did middle English start?
Early Modern English started around 1500. For reference, Shakespeare is in Early Modern English; Chaucer is in the London dialect of Middle English.
What is the difference between modern English and Elizabeth language?
Elizabethan is an early form of Modern English. Although it retains some words and usages now archaic or obsolete, it differs mostly in pronunciation.
What four factors contributed to the standardization of English during the late middle English and early modern English periods?
The four factors that contributed to the standardization of English during the late middle English and early modern English periods included the development of printing and Richard Pynson starting to print in London then becoming the king's official printer. Education and a growing awareness of dialect as a class barrier were other factors as well as English colonies in the New World.
What is the modern English spelling of scip?
Scip in Old English is ship in Modern English.
What is Shakespeare's English old or modern explain?
Shakespeare was the father of modern English.
How do you say since in Early Modern English?
The word since existed in Early Modern English.
When was early modern English written?
Early Modern English was first written in 1500 and finished in 1800.
What is the language of Shakespeare called?
EARLY MODERN ENGLISH is what it is really called.
What are the four stages of the English language?
The four stages of the English language are Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, and Modern English. These stages mark the historical development and evolution of the language over time.
What do you call the English that Shakespeare used?
It is a form of Modern English called Early Modern English or Elizabethan English.
What is Shakespeare's English called?
Shakespeare wrote in modern English, in the dialect called Early Modern English.
Translate from Elizabethan to Modern English?
Elizabethan English is Modern English, just an early form of it.
When did middle English start?
Early Modern English started around 1500. For reference, Shakespeare is in Early Modern English; Chaucer is in the London dialect of Middle English.
Which English old middle or modern was spoken in the early 1800's in England?
Modern English
What is the main difference between Early Modern English and Late Modern English?
therer is no he or ye
What period of time was early modern English?
The transition between Middle English and Modern English took place slowly and at different times in different places. Chaucer (1380) is clearly Middle English, and Shakespeare (ca. 1600) is clearly Early Modern. Malory's Morte D'Arthur (1485 or so) is probably the earliest major work which is Early Modern English. The distinction between Early Modern English and later kinds of Modern English is harder to draw, because Early Modern English is essentially Modern English with occasional aspects of older English. These older aspects only gradually became less common in English and some of them have still not disappeared. (Consider, for example, Darth Vader's line "What is thy bidding, my master?") An end date for Early Modern of the end of the seventeenth century is somewhat arbitrary but as good as any other.
What are the dates of 'old' 'middle' 'early modern' and 'modern' English?
Depending on the author and his purpose, generally, Old English or Anglo-Saxon (circa 450-1066 CE). Middle English (circa 1066-1450 AD). Early Modern English from about the time of Shakespeare, and Modern English...now!!!
