Elizabethan Language

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Elizabethan Language

• A whole new world!

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What is Elizabethan Language?

• Elizabethan language comes from the reign of
  Queen Elizabeth (1533-1603).
• The language popularized around this time, and is
  seen as a ROMANTIC form of language.

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1 With some ink

• William Shakespeare is the most cited reference
  to Elizabethan speech.

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STUCK UP?

• Proper Elizabethan language IS NOT the modern
  'snooty' English of many plays and movies.

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LANGUAGE LIVES!

• Language is a living thing and evolves with time
  new words are created and old ones altered.

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MAINSTREAM ENLGISH? BOR-ING!

• Mainstream English, under the relentless
  influence of media's unifying force, is fast
  becoming a dry and brisk language, devoid of
  character and romance.

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UNDERSTANDING ELIZABETHAN LANGUAGE

• The three things to learn are
• Pronunciation
• Vocabulary
• Grammar
• I know, sounds a little tough, but its really
  easy!

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EASIER THAN BREAKING A SWEAT (OUCH!)

• Learning to speak passable faire Elizabethan is
  easy.
• It simply requires some practice of the
  pronunciation, and some memorization of common
  vocabulary.

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SOME ADVICE

• Speak slowly.
• Take some TIME and think about what you're
  saying.
• Dont worry, you're learning a new language and
  you won't be perfect OVER NIGHT.

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PERFECT EXAMPLE

• The best method to learn Elizabethan language is
  to learn from the best, read your Shakespeare.