Modern English
Spoken language
Modern English, sometimes called New English as opposed to Middle and Old English, is the form of the English language that has been spoken since the end of the Great Vowel Shift in England, which was completed by the end of the 17th century. Wikipedia
Language families: West Germanic languages and Anglic languages
Early forms: Proto-Indo-European: Proto-Germanic > Old English > Middle English > Early Modern English
Era: Late 17th century AD – present
Writing system: Latin script (English alphabet); English Braille, Unified English Braille