Which of the following statements is NOT true?（ ）
A、Old English was a highly inflected language
B、In early Middle English period, English, Latin and Celtic existed side by side.
C、The introduction of printing into England marked the beginning of modern English period.
D、The most important mode of vocabulary development in present-day English is creation of new words by means of word-formation.
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：本题主要考查中世纪英语时期。中世纪英语发生巨变是在1066年来自法国的诺曼人侵略英国开始，直到那时，尽管有从拉丁借来的词，影响英语的还是日耳曼语。但是从诺曼征服开始，法语词汇开始不断汇入英语的洪流。1066年诺曼人入侵英国，古英语开始发生巨大的变化。英语、 拉丁语和法语一直并存长达一个多世纪。
