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His vocabulary was larger than the average person. An average person's vocabulary is 10,000 words-15,000 words if you are really smart. William Shakespeare's vocabulary was over 29,000 words!!!!
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 16y agoYes. He invented roughly 200 of the words and/or phrases we use freely today in the English language. Here are a few.. * Upstairs * More sinned against than sinning * It's all greek to me * Vile dog * Cold - blooded * Ruthless * To act with father to the thought * Bag and baggage
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∙ 14y agoShakespeare invented many words, which have since entered the language. And since he is generally the most widely read and performed playwright in the English language of the past 500 years, he has certainly been used as an example and inspiration about how to use English (even though he is by now archaic).
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∙ 12y agoHe invented a lot of new words and phrases which became part of the language. He was one of a number of writers of his time who proved that English was capable of being a great literary language.
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∙ 14y agoWilliam Shakespeare made up new words to add to the English Language
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∙ 9y agoWilliam Shakespeare created many new words such as "addiction," "champion," "eyeball," and "lonely" that we still use to this very day,
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∙ 14y agosome of his techniques are still being used today..
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∙ 13y agoHe made new words by adding words or letters to old words.
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∙ 13y agobecause it does
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What is the Shakespeare's language?
William Shakespeare is a phenomenal contributor to the English language. It was his invention of 1700 words that have led us to change verbs to adjectives, nouns to verbs an also connect words that were never before used.
What language is Shakespeare sonnet 18 written in?
English, of course. Shakespeare wrote in English.
What is the language of Shakespeare called?
EARLY MODERN ENGLISH is what it is really called.
How did Shakespeare and Milton influence the English language?
Shakespeare invented nearly 1,700 common English words.
What was one contribution to the English language that Shakespeare made?
The word assassination.
How do you say and in Shakespeare's language?
Shakespeare's language was English. "And" in English is "and".
What is the Shakespeare's language?
William Shakespeare is a phenomenal contributor to the English language. It was his invention of 1700 words that have led us to change verbs to adjectives, nouns to verbs an also connect words that were never before used.
What did Shakespeare mean by the word 'then'?
Shakespeare wrote in English, the same language I am using now. There is no such language as "Shakespearean language" or "Shakespeare language". It's English. A word like "then" is a building block of the English language and always means "then" when Shakespeare or any other English speaker uses it.
What langUAGE WAS Shakespeare wrote in?
Shakespeare is from England; his works are in English.
What language is Shakespeare sonnet 18 written in?
English, of course. Shakespeare wrote in English.
What did William Shakespeare do to change the world?
Will drastically changed the English language. He also added new ideas, and gave us an inside look at the time period he lived in which is otherwise porrly recorded.
What is the language of Shakespeare called?
EARLY MODERN ENGLISH is what it is really called.
William Shakespeare wrote in what language?
English.
How did Shakespeare and Milton influence the English language?
Shakespeare invented nearly 1,700 common English words.
In late 1800's did they talk like Shakespeare's time?
The English language changed much more in vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation from 1616 to 1890 than it has changed from 1890 to 2009.
What language did the populace speak during the English ren aissance?
The average person spoke a variant of what we now call "Elizabethan English". This was the language spoken by Shakespeare, added to by the greater commerce between France, Germany, and Spain (which changed our English greatly).
Why are Shakespearean puns difficult to spot?
Shakespeare's puns are difficult to spot because the English language has changed a lot, over the past 400 years.
