8-1Neologisms

What Neologisms did Shakespeare Create? // Answer Prepared By: Andrea R // When Shakespeare was writing and he didn’t have a word to describe what he wanted, he created his own. These words were called neologisms. Neologisms are newly coined words or expressions. It is speculated that he used 17,677 words in his writing, and 10% of his words used were neologisms. Also, some people think that he created between 1500 and 1700 words. Many of his words are still used today. From the book A Shakespeare Glossary written by Robert Eagleson, I learned that some words that Shakespeare created were gloomy, circumstantial, buzzer, gossip, impartial, hint, and lonely. Most of the words that Shakespeare created are still in use today. But some words didn’t get used except in his writing. Shakespeare would create whatever word or expression he felt he needed in his writing. Shakespeare was very influential in the way we talk today and without his words, we would talk very differently. Works Cited- Eagleson, Robert D..//A Shakespeare Glossary. 1. Oxford, New York: Oxford Univerysity Press, 1986. Print. // Fellows, Virginia M..//The Shakespeare Code 1. Snow Mountain Press: Gardiner, MT, 2000. Print. //