1、Modern English现代英语（1500至今,The History of English,英语发展史.flv,Modern English,Definition ： Modern English(sometimes New English as opposed toMiddle English andOld English) is the form of theEnglish languagespoken since theGreat Vowel Shiftin England, completed in roughly 1550. 15001700: Early modern Eng 。

2、lish 17002013: post modern English,Early modern English,1 Background Politically under the rule of Tudor dynasty and Stuart dynasty Economically Bourgeois Revolution(1640-1688) Culturally the Renaissance,2 The influence of Renaissance,In the Early Modern English period, the greatest impact on the En 。

3、glish vocabulary is the Renaissance. Renaissance began in the 14th century of Italy, In the 16th century, it has great influence in the British, Shakespeare is an outstanding representation of the British Renaissance.He combined foreign language and mother tongue cleverly, which enriched the English 。

4、 vocabulary greatly,and enhanced the ability to perform English,1) Phonetically,At this period, English changed a lot in pronunciation, that is the Great Vowel Shift (“元音大变动”) . Short vowels dont change significantly Long vowels all shift upward,Examples,Eg: (1) u u: in the old English period, when。

5、people pronounced the back vowel u: in tooth they would pronounce it like u in both. But because of the great vowel shift nowadays we pronounce it tu: (2) ei i: In middle English period, people pronounced the front vowel i: in me like ei in they. But in early modern English people will pronounce it。

6、mi: just like us,2) Vocabulary,1)Humanist scholars study on ancient Greek and Roman culture made abundant Greek and Latin words flood into English. Eg: Greek words: arithmetic(算术) ， rhetoric（修辞）astronomy (天文学) ，Latin words: arbitrator(仲裁人), memento(纪念品), memorandum(备忘录) 2）Meanwhile, England maintained 。

7、 close relations with France, French words still continuously spread to English. Eg: bigot(偏执的人 comrade, detail, essay-vogue(时尚), protg (被保护的人) （3）From Spanish： armada ， banana ， cocoa ，hurricane ，mosquito ， potato ,etc. (4) From Italian: balcony ，piazza(广场) ， cameo(配角/浮雕) ， design ， grotto(石窟) ，portico(门廊), vi 。

8、olin, volcano, etc,3) Grammar,Till early modern English stage, the inflection form of English almost disappeared. For example, although the article the in middle English is stable, it still has its plural form tho. At the beginning of 16th century tho disappeared,4) Alphabet,Changes in alphabet and。

9、spelling were heavily influenced by the advent of printing and continental printing practices. The letterthorn(), which was already being replaced bythin Middle English, finally fell into disuse. The last vestige of the letter was writingthease, which was still seenoccasionallyin theKing James Bible 。

10、of 1611. The lettersiandj, previously written as a single letter, began to be distinguished;
likewise foruandv. This was a common development of theLatin alphabetduring this period. Consequently, Modern English came to use a purelyLatin alphabet of 26 letters,Post Modern English （From 1700 to presen 。

11、t） Colonial period From 19th century to 20th century,Colonial period,By the 18th century, the British colonies and its international trade both had greatly developed. In the development of the empires colonies, there were many English vocabularies borrowed from Indian, Cuba ,the West Indies, south A 。

12、merica , Peru, India, Africa and chinaBecause of the absorbed from its colonies and other countries, it makes English expression come into a more rich, more extensive scope of application,English vocabularies borrowed from Indian: caribou (驯鹿)、hominy (玉米片)、moose (麋 ， 驼鹿)、totem (图腾 ， 氏族血统的标志) From Cuba , 。

13、the West Indies: canoe (独木舟)、potato (马铃薯)、tobacco (烟草)、hurricane (飓风) From south America , Peru: alpaca (南美羊驼)、condor (南美秃鹰)、puma (美洲狮)、liama (美洲驼 ， 无峰驼)、quinine (奎宁,From India and Africa: bandana (一种印花大手帕)、cashmere (开司米毛织品)、coolie (苦力)、curry (咖喱粉)、shampoo (洗发香波)、candy (糖果) 、banana (香蕉)、gorilla (大猩猩)、 。

14、zebra (斑马) From China : tea (茶)、bohea (武夷茶)、pekoe (白毫 ， 一种高级中国红茶 ， 叶带白色毫毛)、litchi (荔枝)、cheongsam (中国旗袍),From 19th century to 21th century,Language vocabulary is always a reflection of social life, in the 19th and 21th century, great changes have taken place in every field of social life, especially in s 。

15、cience and technology , the expansion of English vocabulary has become significant and increasing,Science and technology English vocabulary,Derivative（派生词）: Superjumbo (超大型喷气式客机) , microreader(缩微阅读器) , microminiaturize (使微小化) ,antinuclear (反对使用核能的) , electrochemical ( 电化学的) ,macroeconomics (宏观经济学) , 。

16、 pseudoscience(伪科学) , polygon (多边形,复合词(compounds): barcode (条形码) ,back calculation(倒退测算) ,clock gene (生理节奏基因) ,cold fusion (冷核聚变) 缩略词(acronyms): chute = parachute (降落伞) ,drome = aerodrome (飞机场) ,CD = compact disk(激光唱盘) ,CAD = computer assisted design (计算机辅助设计) , IT = information technology (信息技术) ,M 。

17、TV = music TV (音乐电视广播) , ATV = automated teller machine (自动出纳机,拼缀词(blends): camcorder = camera +recorder ( 摄像机) , comsat =communication +satellite (通讯卫星) , videophone = video + telephone (电视电话) , digicams = digital cameras (数字照相机) , greentech = green technology (绿色技术) ,infonomics = information + eco 。

【共20页|ModernEnglish分析[共20页]】18、nomics (信息经济,Modern new words in various fields such as politics, economy, mass media exploded exponentially, tens of thousands of new words are created to express new ideas, new inventions and new achievements of science and technology. So English vocabulary in modern will still enriching today and the future and forever,Thank you 。

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