| pre-global english, including middle-english (12th to 14th centuries)... early-modern english, pre-standardised english, shakespearean english (15th to early 17th centuries) ; evolved from and submerged Old English by 11th/12th centuries, under influence of [52=] Nordic and [51=] Français, and evolved into Global English from 16th/17th centuries, providing the foundations of modern Standard English (18th century onwards) |