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At the age of 12 I won the school prize for Best English Essay. The prize was a copy of Somerset Maugham's 'Introduction To Modern English And American Literature.' To this day I keep it on the shelf between my collection of Forester's works and the little urn that contains my mother's ashes.
Wilbur Smith

Meaning of "Modern English" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MODERN ENGLISH

Modern English play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MODERN ENGLISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Modern English is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MODERN ENGLISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Modern English

Modern English 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. 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, Indo-Pakistani English, Nigerian English, New Zealand English, Philippine English, Singaporean English, and South African English. According to the Ethnologue, there were over 1 billion speakers of English as a first or second language in 1999.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MODERN ENGLISH

Moderations
moderatism
moderato
moderator
moderatorship
moderatrices
moderatrix
modern
modern apprenticeship
modern dance
modern greats
Modern Greek
Modern Hebrew

WORDS THAT END LIKE MODERN ENGLISH

American English
basic English
Canadian English
Chinglish
Dalglish
Early English
English
half-English
Hinglish
King´s English
Middle English
Old English
Oxford English
pidgin English
polish
queen´s English
Singlish
Spanglish
Standard English
the English
un-English

Synonyms and antonyms of Modern English in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Modern English» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MODERN ENGLISH

Find out the translation of Modern English to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Modern English from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Modern English» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

现代英语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Inglés moderno
570 millions of speakers

English

Modern English
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधुनिक अंग्रेजी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللغة الإنجليزية الحديثة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Современный английский язык
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Inglês Modern
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আধুনিক ইংরেজি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anglais moderne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bahasa Inggeris moden
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Modern English
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

近代英語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

현대 영어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inggris modern
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếng Anh hiện đại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நவீன ஆங்கிலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आधुनिक इंग्रजी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Modern İngilizce
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Inglese moderna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nowoczesny angielski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сучасний англійська мова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Engleza modernă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Modern English
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moderne Engels
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Modern English
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Modern English
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Modern English

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MODERN ENGLISH»

The term «Modern English» is regularly used and occupies the 65.314 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Modern English
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Modern English».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MODERN ENGLISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Modern English» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Modern English» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Modern English

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QUOTES WITH «MODERN ENGLISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Modern English.
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Wilbur Smith
At the age of 12 I won the school prize for Best English Essay. The prize was a copy of Somerset Maugham's 'Introduction To Modern English And American Literature.' To this day I keep it on the shelf between my collection of Forester's works and the little urn that contains my mother's ashes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MODERN ENGLISH»

Discover the use of Modern English in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Modern English and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition
Now one of today's leading experts on the language, David Crystal, has reassessed Fowler's contribution in this fascinating new edition.
H. W. Fowler, David Crystal, 2009
2
Oxford Modern English Grammar
This book has been written by a leading expert in the field, covers both British and American English, and makes use of the unrivalled language monitoring of Oxford's English Dictionaries programme.
Bas Aarts, 2011
3
Early Modern English
Describing the English language between the years 1500 and 1700, this work covers the different varieties of the language, the attitudes of its speakers towards it, its pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.
Charles Laurence Barber, 1997
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Introduction to Early Modern English
In addition, it provides a valuable anthology of texts from a wide range of sources: the texts exemplify features from Early Modern English discussed in the main body of the book, and have also been effectively chosen so as to provide ...
Manfred Görlach, 1991
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Discourse Markers in Early Modern English
This volume provides new insights into the nature of the Early Modern English discourse markers marry, well and why through the analysis of three corpora (A Corpus of English Dialogues, 1560-1760, the Parsed Corpus of Early English ...
Ursula Lutzky, 2012
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Modern English Structures, second edition: Form, Function, ...
This second edition has been revised and updated throughout. The accompanying Modern English Structures Workbook parallels the text and provides useful training both in memorization and in higher-order thinking skills.
Bernard O'Dwyer, 2006
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The Linguistic Structure of Modern English
This text is for advanced undergraduate and graduate students interested in contemporary English, especially those whose primary area of interest is English as a second language, primary or secondary-school education, English stylistics, ...
Laurel J. Brinton, Donna Brinton, 2010
8
Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
Based on the evidence and research of the Oxford Dictionaries Programme, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to usage available.
Robert Allen, 2008
9
New Testament in Modern English
Edited by J.B. Phillips Chapters indicated but no verse numbers Introduction to each book Index 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 % Font size: 10
‎1996
10
Early Modern English Literature
Providing comprehensive background material on the contexts in which early modern literary texts were produced and consumed, this work unlocks the distinctive social practices, economic structures and modes of behaviour that give these ...
Jason Scott-Warren, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MODERN ENGLISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Modern English is used in the context of the following news items.
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Which team should you support? The comprehensive interactive …
With football supporters very quick to label rivals 'armchair fans' or 'glory hunters' we asked ourselves if modern English fans even understand ... «Metro, Jul 15»
2
A Personal Pantheon of Bogart's Highlights
Doing a co-promotion with Showcase Cinema in Tri-County to publicize the Modern English show by having the band sign albums and Valley ... «Cincinnati CityBeat, Jul 15»
3
7 reasons why you MUST SEE Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet
... as the opening of his soliloquy in the Nunnery scene, the phrase is one of the most widely known and quoted lines in modern English. In the ... «TheatrePeople, Jul 15»
4
Orwell's advice for 2016 race
Orwell effectively illustrates what he had in mind with this example: "I am going to translate a passage of good English into modern English of ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
5
14th century poet William Langland subject of study day at …
The study day on Saturday, September 19 has been organised by scholar Peter Sutton, whose translation of the poem into modern English verse has just been ... «Worcester News, Jul 15»
6
Judge's Book Provides Glimpse Into 17 t h Century Justice
... the original records" while retaining "the original's distinctive voice," which is as difficult, he said, as "translating Chaucer into modern English. «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
7
Despite frontman's broken leg, Foo Fighters rock Fenway
... the singer sheepishly admitted that his band played Kenny Loggins' “Footloose,” while the first-prize winner played Modern English's “I Melt ... «Worcester Telegram, Jul 15»
8
​Alexei Bayer: Ukraine is Russia's identity test
Modern English is the only European languages not to use a familiar form: lovers, schoolmates and even parents addressing their young kids ... «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»
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Response to the Critique of my Critique of Buhari's Inaugural Speech
There are several other Shakespearean expressions that are ungrammatical by the standards of modern English. In the coming weeks, I will ... «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
10
Shakespeare in the Park to open in Richmond
The challenge to learning Shakespearse's Old Modern English had been made easier as the cast utilizes Sparknotes, which are study guides, ... «New Baltimore Voice Newspapers, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Modern English [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/modern-english>. Apr 2024 ».
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