| An | ...or the use of the indefinite article in modern english is a is followed by a consonan...
...n english shows several cases where the modern rule does not operate there are instan...
... ways that would not be heard today in modern english /h/ is used as a consonant so...
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| Archaisms | ...nt of antique colouring to an otherwise modern text some of the forms will also still...
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| Attention signals | ...re used which either no longer exist in modern standard english or (as in the case of ...
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| Body-armour | ...elmet helmet r2 i iii 119 [as in modern english] sallet 2h6 iv x 10 smal...
...rmour buckle tnk iii vi 61 as in modern english but here for linking pieces of...
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| Comparison | ...ral interesting differences between the modern system of expressing comparison and the...
...ld use the periphrastic form modern comparative shakespearian comparativ...
... ayl iv i 150 modern superlative shakespearian superlativ...
...d use an inflectional ending modern comparative shakespearian comparativ...
... and there are a number of cases where modern standard english would not use a form o...
...dered immature or uneducated modern word shakespearian comparison exa...
...am iii iv 158 occasionally both modern english and shakespearian english have ...
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| Cousin | ...espearean use in than we find today in modern english it is primarily used for the r...
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| Discourse markers | ...ch acknowledge what x has just said modern english has changed in many ways from s...
...icit actions not further speech as in modern english (such as saying take that befor...
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| Elision | ... as in modern english words often appear in a reduce...
...ing pronoun in colloquial speech as in modern english often the contracted forms ...
...he written form that is distinctive in modern english we do not usually write y&rsquo...
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| Exclamations | ...v iii 16) are still used today as with modern english there are more expressing nega...
...fig&rsquo s end worthlessness - cf modern &lsquo my foot &rsquo buzz ...
...ll it go to go to impatience - cf modern &lsquo come come&rsquo [see also belo...
... a little surprise irritation - cf modern &lsquo what &rsquo how now ...
...that shock horrified surprise - cf modern &lsquo goodness me&rsquo much...
... true pow waw ridicule scorn [cf modern &lsquo bow wow&rsquo ] push ...
...blood tilly-vally impatience - cf modern &lsquo nonsense &rsquo tush ...
...as the best strong affirmation - cf modern &lsquo that&rsquo s splendid&rsquo ...
...content you go to reassurance - cf modern &lsquo don&rsquo t worry&rsquo [see al...
...] o well said lucius praise - cf modern &lsquo well done&rsquo summer...
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| Family | ...an kinship terms look the same as their modern counterparts the chief exceptions are ...
... includes other relatives alongside the modern use example people involved t...
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| Farewells | ...in contexts (e g ‘make my farewells’) modern english goodbye is also present in a v...
...present in a variety of spellings its modern form is an early 19th-century developme...
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| Greetings | ... the commonest modern english greetings are not found in shak...
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| Hence, thence, and whence | ...ce is now rare having been replaced in modern english by ‘where from’ hence is the m...
... time and result (the latter common in modern formal english) and also entering into...
...t (e g whenceforth) were used in early modern english but are not found in shakespea...
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| Here, there, and where | ...ductive kind of word-formation in early modern english was to use the adverbs here th...
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| How and how | ...n combination with other words (as with modern how about how come ) several present-...
...day however was also often used in the modern way among the differences of expressio...
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| Humours | ... secretion is also still found in early modern english (humour (n ) 5--6) good health...
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| Ly | ... several adverbs which in modern english would end in -ly appear without...
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| Money | ...alue 5s pound mw v v 113 [as in modern english] foreign unit ex...
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| Numbers | ... expressions differ from those found in modern english in counting above 100 the and...
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| Past tenses | ...e are some 300 irregular past tenses in modern english ranging from the ‘slightly’ ir...
...n called the past participle - but many modern texts avoid this term because the form...
...(as they continue to do illustrated by modern usage variation between sweat and sweat...
...me difference between shakespearean and modern english it does not include forms wher...
...past tenses in shakespeare modern english example durst i ...
... -en forms in shakespeare modern english example engraven i...
...past tenses in shakespeare modern english example bended his...
... -en forms in shakespeare modern english example beated sho...
...past tenses in shakespeare modern english example awaked i ...
... -en forms in shakespeare modern english example arose are ...
...d from latin mostly ending in -ated in modern english are found without the ending ...
...the ending in shakespeare modern english example confiscate ...
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| Plants | ... botanical nomenclature in early modern english is often different from that us...
...bs and other plants are the same as in modern english there is sometimes a symbolic ...
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| Plurals | ...espearean english which are singular in modern english and there are other kinds of n...
...own both by the form of the word (as in modern boy > boys) or by its agreement with th...
...y the dint of sword’ (e3 v i 52) where modern usage whould use others shakesp...
...e others shakespearean plural > modern singular item location ...
... item location example modern use attires ac v ii 228 ...
...hakespearean both singular and plural > modern either singular or plural ite...
... item location example modern use news 1h6 i i 67 thes...
...] shakespearean double plurals > modern plural item location ex...
... item location example modern use gallowses cym v iv 207 ...
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| Politeness | ... when asking or begging for something [modern please may i ask] item l...
...reement or permission to do something [modern if you please by your leave if you a...
...sed to agree] when apologising [modern i apologise i beg your pardon excuse...
...n offensive remark or dubious subject [modern pardon my language excuse my french] ...
... ‘sir-reverence’ when thanking [modern thank you thanks many thanks] ...
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| Responses | ...s and no are the standard basic ways in modern english of responding to another person...
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| Roman history | ...d refer to these people and the way any modern english writer would they are not the...
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| Ships | ...ish and several continue to be used in modern sailing a number have a figurative as ...
...steady cabin tem i ii 197 [as in modern english] course tnk iii iv 10 sa...
... a ship sail tem i ii 147 [as in modern english] tackling tnk iv i 144 r...
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| Stage directions | ...stage directions continue to be used in modern theatre but a number are typical of th...
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| Swearing | ...ore god often replaced by trust me) modern editions having restored original text...
...exion good my ayl iii ii 188 cf modern pardon my blushes death upon...
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| Verb forms | ...lish are still to be found in the early modern period -est for the 2nd person singula...
...e course the -est form would disappear (modern you go) and the -(e)th form be entire...
...-(e)th form be entirely replaced by -s (modern she goes) in shakespearian english t...
...ive verbs both in shakespearian and in modern english are be have do and the set ...
...are shown below be item modern description example art are 2n...
...a man’s tailor have item modern description example ha’ have >...
... hadst this ring do item modern description example dost do 2n...
... didest thou modals item modern description example canst can ...
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| Weapons | ... dagger ham v ii 143 [as in modern english] dudgeon mac ii i 4...
... hilt ham v ii 149 [as in modern english] long sword mw ii i...
... scabbard tn iii iv 268 [as in modern english] scimitar mv ii i 2...
... sheath rj v iii 170 [as in modern english] sword ham v ii 158...
... sword ham v ii 158 [as in modern english] two-hand sword 2h6...
... battle-axe tit iii i 168 [as in modern english] bill 2h6 ii iv 17 ...
... spear 1h6 i i 138 [as in modern english] shields and parts ...
... shield lll v ii 549 [as in modern english] targe cym v v 5 ...
... gun 1h4 i iii 55 [as in modern english] mortar-piece h8 v ...
... pistol mw iv ii 47 [as in modern english] ...
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| What and what | ... and is still found in emphatic use in modern english (though not in the -e’er form) ...
...whelmed his wits ’ (tit iv iv 9) where modern english drops the and - ‘what if’ the ...
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| Who and who | ...ses are the same in shakespearian as in modern english the chief difference being the...
...ows two other points of difference from modern english there is wider use of this for...
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| Withal and withal | ...e - the only form to have survived into modern english item location ...
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| London | ... modern locations are given using the tradition...
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| World [outside Britain], places and peoples | ...s cor v vi 80 people from antium (modern anzio) s italy aquitaine l...
...a cor iv ii 24 region of sw asia (modern saudi arabia and nearby countries) tho...
... candy tn v i 58 candia (modern heraklion) port in crete capi...
...lkan region bordering the adriatic sea modern sw croatia also known as illyria illy...
...adriatic and its hinterland (dalmatia) modern croatia dalmatians above ind ...
...le from ancient pannonia (in and around modern hungary) paphos tem iv i 93...
... 100 city region on n african coast modern libya philippan ac ii v 23 ...
... tripoli seaport capital in n africa (modern libya) troy tc prologue 8 ...
...m ii i 73 former n african state [in modern tunisia] tyre tyrus per i ...
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| Frequently Encountered Words (FEW) | ...es some of the character of basic early modern english vocabulary readers who fami...
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| Abbreviations | ... the preposition convention where the modern use of a word requires a different foll...
...rom the one given in the quotation the modern preposition is given in parentheses ...
...hakespearian usage is ‘adjunct to’ but modern usage requires attendant upon rather th...
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