Early Modern English Flashcards
1
Q
Genres
A
Newspapers, pamphlets, KJB, drama, court records
2
Q
Lexical inventory
A
Latin, Greek, French, Italian, Spanish, inkhorn controversy, Shakespeare
3
Q
Nouns
A
Plural/ genitive
4
Q
Adjectives
A
Comparatives/ superlatives are different to modern
5
Q
Pronouns
A
Ye (N) vs. You (A), which is non human too
6
Q
Verbs
A
Progressive is rare, perfect (be + PP) is sometimes used, 3rd person present inflection
7
Q
Word order
A
SVO affirmative, SV inversion with negatives
