Early Modern English
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Early Modern English
The form of the English language written and spoken from the end of the 15th century to the mid-17th century.
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The irregularity of present-day English orthography is largely due to pronunciation changes that have taken place over the Early Modern English and Modern English eras.
The next phase in the development of the language is that of Early Modern English (the language of Shakespeare ), which lasted until about 1650.
The Old English period is followed by Middle English (12th to 15th century), Early Modern English (c. 1480 to 1650) and finally Modern English (after 1650).