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EARLY MODERN ENGLISH

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EARLY MODERN ENGLISH

C. 1500 - 1700

Middle English

Early Modern English

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It was characterized by diversity.

It was noted for its greater uniformity.

All the written dialects began to merge as a result of three major factors:

Growing Literacy

Increased Communication

The Printing Press

Important Events and Peopleof the Early Modern Englis Period

Marcela Flandes

William Shakespeare and his contributions to language

William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor. He is often called England's national poet.

He contributed to the standardization of the English language in the 17th and 18th centuries.
He created compound nouns.
He created compound adverbs.
He created adjectives from verbs.

Shakespeare also added suffixes and prefixes to many words.