Scholars say that William Shakespeare used as many as 30,000 different words in his plays and poetry. They further estimate that he knew about a quarter of all the words circulating in English during ...

Shakespeare’s language is widely considered to represent the pinnacle of English. But that status is underpinned by multiple myths — ideas about language that have departed from reality (or what is ...

William Shakespeare, a linguistic master, shaped the English language with his innovative wordplay. He gifted us common words like 'eyeball,' 'bedroom,' and 'swagger,' enriching our vocabulary. His ...

If you can't tell 'ear-kissing' from a 'bone-ache' while reading the works of William Shakespeare, a new dictionary may finally help you out. 'The Arden Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's Language', ...

Almost as long as hip-hop has existed, scholars both professional and less so have made efforts to compare its lyrics to the work of Shakespeare. The Folger Shakespeare Library offered a lesson, "M.C.

Shakespeare is renowned for his enormous vocabulary as well as his introduction of new words to the English language - but can any modern-day writers compete with his literary skills? A New York data ...

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William Shakespeare, born in 16th-century Stratford-upon-Avon, England, didn’t simply use language as a tool to tell tales, he wielded it like a master craftsman, shaping it to fit his vision. In fact ...