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What is better Modern day English or Old English of Shakespeare Why?
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∙ 10y ago
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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∙ 12y agoShakespeare wrote only in modern English. His plays and poems are relatively easy to understand by any competent English speaker nowadays. Old English is a totally different language, one which uses quite different words and grammar from modern English and would be as incomprehensible to Shakespeare at it would be to you. Shakespeare has never been translated into Old English; it is difficult to know why anyone would do that.
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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?
The 1611 King James Version of the Bible was written in Early Modern English, which is a predecessor to the modern English language that we use today. It was not written in Old English, Middle English, or Modern English, but rather a distinct stage of the English language.
What are the 3 major stages of the English language?
The three major stages of the English language are Old English (450-1150 AD), Middle English (1150-1500 AD), and Modern English (1500-present). Each stage is characterized by distinct changes in grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.
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 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.
