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Technically, there is no "better" version of the language, because language is evolving every day. Modern English is what we speak, but Shakespeare did not actually speak (or write) Old English, he wrote in Early Modern or Elizabethan English. Old English (except for a few often-used words that have survived) would have been unintelligible, as it is a form of early Germanic languages.
The grammatical differences between different dialects of the same language do not make one version better than another: "thou art" is no better or worse than "you are" and "you are" is no better or worse than "y'all are". Shakespeare's use of the language is better not because of his grammar but because of his extensive vocabulary, his use of figurative language, and his close attention to rhythm and the sounds of words.
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What is Shakespeare's English old or modern explain?
Shakespeare was the father of modern English.
How many old English words did shakespeare use?
None. Shakespeare did not speak Old English. He spoke and wrote in Modern English, and although some Modern English words come from Old English roots, he probably would not recognize them in that form.
What Difference between the old and the modern English?
what differnce between the old and the modern english
What is the modern English spelling of scip?
Scip in Old English is ship in Modern English.
What does the old English word yee mean in modern English?
you
What is Shakespeare's English old or modern explain?
Shakespeare was the father of modern English.
Is there a modern translation of Shakespeare where the translation is underneath the old English rather than side-by-side?
Beowulf is in "Old English". Shakespeare's works are in Early Modern English.
How many old English words did shakespeare use?
None. Shakespeare did not speak Old English. He spoke and wrote in Modern English, and although some Modern English words come from Old English roots, he probably would not recognize them in that form.
How old is the English language?
The English language is about 1500-2000 years old. Modern English is somewhere between 300 and 400 years old--Shakespeare wrote in Early Modern English.
Does old English sound similar to modern English?
Olde English is known for sounding very similar to modern English. This is because modern English was derived from Olde English and the British. Shakespeare is written in Olde English.
Does Old English sounds very similar to Modern English?
Olde English is known for sounding very similar to modern English. This is because modern English was derived from Olde English and the British. Shakespeare is written in Olde English.
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!!!
What language was the 1611 king James version written in?
It was written in a version of English that is now called old modern English. As a rough guide: any English that you can actually read is modern English. If it's a bit difficult to read it's old modern English. Shakespeare too wrote in old modern English but it wasn't old when he was writing. Obviously. Remember that Shakespeare was writing to please the masses and he had much the objectives and pressures as any present day scriptwriter. The committee that translated the King James Bible were trying to make the word of God available to all English speakers. There is also middle English e.g. Chaucer. and Old English or Anglo Saxon which the English developed from about 500 to 1100AD. Then it gradually evolved to Middle English.
What Difference between the old and the modern English?
what differnce between the old and the modern english
Can do you translate names in modern English to old English?
_no you cant because old English is just the same to modern English....
What is the modern English spelling of scip?
Scip in Old English is ship in Modern English.
What was the form of English that Shakespeare used?
The dialect of English that Shakespeare wrote in is often called Elizabethan, or Shakespearean, English, after two of the most influential English people of that era. Its more official name is Early Modern English, which means that it is essentially the same as English spoken today. Middle English was essentially gone by 1485. Many people make the HORRIBLE mistake of claiming that Shakespeare wrote in Old English. Old English is more German than English, and you wouldn't be able to understand it without taking a foreign language class.One of the reasons that Shakespeare's writing seems strange to many people is that he wrote the lines for the characters in his plays in poetry. He wrote in iambic pentameter, a kind of metered rhythmic formula, with stress on every second syllable and five such stresses to a line. Prose writing of the time seems much less peculiar to modern eyes.It is called Early Modern English. It is essentially the same as any other form of modern English, although there were some vestiges of Middle English present which have now mostly disappeared, particularly the existence of a set of second person singular pronouns and their associated verb forms.
