1. Modern English (From 1500 till now)

2. 1500 – 1700: Early Modern English Background 1, Politically, under the rule of the Tudor Dynasty and Stuart Dynasty. 2, Economically, Bourgeois Revolution. 3, Culturally, the Renaissance.

3. Sometimes is called New English as opposed to Middle English and Old English, which is the form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift in England, completed in roughly 1550. With 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.

4. Modernized English lacked uniformity in spelling, but Samuel Johnson's dictionary, published in 1755 in England, was influential in establishing a standard form of spelling.English grammar simplification progress has generally finish, spelling fixed, vocabulary has formed.

5. Characters 1, Phonetically. 1) short vowels don't change significantly. 2) long vowels all shift upward. 2, Vocabulary. Humanists and scholars` study on ancient Roman and Greek culture made abundant Latin and Greek words flood into English.

6. 1700 till now: Post Modern English

7. English was adopted in regions around the world, such as North America, the Indian subcontinent, Africa, Australia and New Zealand through colonisation by the British Empire. Modern English has a large number of dialects spoken in diverse countries throughout the world. This includes American English, Australian English, British English, Canadian English, Caribbean English, Hiberno-English, New Zealand English, Philippine English, Singaporean English, and South African English.

9. From 19 th to 20 th century