<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Modern English</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Middle English</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>English</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>New English</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The stage of English that follows Middle English. Modern English is characterized by simplified inflectional systems, by an increasingly standardized and stable system of orthography, and by the introduction of new vocabulary, especially as a result of significant social changes over the period and the development of English as a world language. ]]></note></mads>