13 of the Renaissance in the 16th century the publishing of the King James Bible in the completion of Johnson's Dictionary of 1755; and the expansion to North America and South Africa in the 17th
century and to India, Australia, and New Zealand in the 18th.
Development of the language Three main stages are usually recognized in the history of the development of the English language. Old English,
known formerly as Anglo-Saxon, dates from AD to 1066 or 1100. Middle English dates from 1066 or 1100 to 1450 or 1500. Modern English dates from about 1450 or 1500 and is subdivided into Early Modern English, from about 1500 to 1660,
and Late Modern English, from about 1660 to the present time.
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