Periods in the development of English

Periods	Features
Old English	Ancient English or Anglo-Saxon, it was a deeply Germanic language brought by the tribes who came to migrate to the affected British Isles of Germany in the 5th century, DC Ancient English still retains some short words that we can recognize today (he; he - and his derivatives), but the construction of more complex phrases and vocabulary requires greater attention.
Middle English	Middle English is called that because Anglo-Saxon rules are systematically broken down and compromised by the various influences of Viking invasions, the Norman conquest (1066) and of course Latin, which was the language of the church. We begin to find a greater influence of the Romance languages of continental Europe and a change in the sound of the language.
Early modern English	It is considered that modern English began in the 16th century and extends to the present. It is characterized by the 'Great change of vowels', which, with the support of the invention of the printing press and the growing technology of generalized communication (on paper and later, through the radio) led to the lengthening and adjustment of sounds of the vowels. and a standardization of spoken language.
Late modern English	In 1755, Samuel Johnson published the first English dictionary (A Dictionary of the English Language). The main difference between early modern English and late modern English is vocabulary. Late modern English has more words arising from two factors: the Industrial Revolution and technology and the British Empire, which would cover a quarter of the world with which English will adopt many words from many countries.