FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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Experts have not been interested in studying playwrights other than Shakespeare.
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There was previously no way to examine the extent of Shakespeare’s vocabulary.
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Playwrights from Shakespeare’s time were known for writing concisely.
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There is more information available about Shakespeare and his plays.
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Detailed explanation-1: -As well as inventing completely new words, he used existing words in inventive ways, for example he was the first person to use ‘friend’ as a verb, as well as ‘unfriended’ (Twelfth Night) and from ‘gloom’ he invented the word ‘gloomy’ (Titus Andronicus).
Detailed explanation-2: -His works contributed significantly to the standardization of grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Shakespeare introduced 1, 700 original words into the language, many of which we still use (despite significant changes to the language since Shakespeare’s time).
Detailed explanation-3: -How large is the average person’s vocabulary, and how does Shakespeare’s compare? average person’s vocab is 4000 words, and he used between 17000 and 29000.
Detailed explanation-4: -William Shakespeare is credited with the invention or introduction of over 1, 700 words that are still used in English today. William Shakespeare used more than 20, 000 words in his plays and poems, and his works provide the first recorded use of over 1, 700 words in the English language.