Noun

Modern English

  1. English spoken since the great vowel shift, completed in roughly 1550.

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Wed Jun 3 19:50:55 2009

Modern English is the form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift in England, completed in roughly 1550.

Despite some differences in vocabulary, texts from the early 17th century, such as the works of William Shakespeare and the King James Bible, are considered to be in Modern English, or more specifically, are referred to as using Early Modern English or Elizabethan English. English was adopted in regions around the world, such as North America, India, Africa, and Australia, through colonization by the British Empire.

Modern English has a large number of dialects spoken in diverse countries throughout the world. Most of these, however, are mutually intelligible. This includes American English, Australian English, British English, Canadian English, Caribbean English, Hiberno-English, Indo-Pakistani English, New Zealand English, Philippine English, Singaporean English, and South African English.

According to the Ethnologue, there are over 1 billion speakers of English as a first or second language as of 1999, a number surpassed only by the Chinese language. However, Chinese has a smaller geographical range and is spoken primarily in mainland China and Taiwan and also by a sizable immigrant community in North America. Additionally, Chinese is itself divided into a number of regional dialects that may not be mutually intelligible in spoken form. In contrast, English is spoken in a vast number of territories including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, the United States of America, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, and Southern Africa. Its large number of speakers, plus its worldwide presence, have made English a common language for use in such diverse applications as controlling aircraft, developing software, conducting international diplomacy, and business relations.

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Fri Sep 3 14:56:21 2010

where can i find the modern english version of admund spenser's faearie queene?
Q. i am a taiwanese who is studying english and american literature, so i only can recognize modern english, can anyone tell me where can i find admund spenser's faerie queene modern english version from the internet or any book? thank you for your answer.
Asked by Linny - Fri Sep 28 06:33:28 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You can download it free at:- Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Edmund Spenser - Download the free eBook: Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Edmund Spenser. www.gutenberg.org/etext/1 5272 - 15k - cached - related You can also buy it on-line from Amazon.co
Answered by Jonathan V - Fri Sep 28 07:35:19 2007

Are there any online Modern English to Middle/Old English translators?
Q. I've seen alot of translators for different types of languages but I've yet to see someone make a translator for our modern english to the Shakespearean type of English. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Asked by LeBenze - Thu May 10 00:55:48 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Shakespeare's English is Early Modern English. The differences are mostly in vocabulary. Middle English is that of Chaucer, Old English that of Beowulf. Old English definitely needs translation, and Middle English needs either translation or, at the very least, a fair amount of training to understand.
Answered by Doc Occam - Thu May 10 01:48:27 2007

How far back in time would written English be more or less fully decipherable to a modern English speaker?
Q. Are there any websites that illustrate how the English language has developed over the last 1000-1500 yrs?
Asked by James T - Tue Oct 16 17:16:13 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I can't even decipher some of the questions written today.
Answered by monsewer icks - Tue Oct 16 17:19:23 2007

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