Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. language-related concepts
5. [languages and writing systems]
6. [languages and writing systems by specific type]
7. [temporary alphabetical list: languages and writing systems]
8. English (language)

Anotations

Scope note:

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.