Which of the following is NOT true?

Which of the following is NOT true?
A、English is more closely related to German than French.
B、Old English was a highly inflected language.
C、Modern English is considered to be an analytic language.
D、In early Middle English period, English, Latin and Celtic existed side by side.
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：英语和德语都属于印欧语系的日耳曼语族，而法语属于意大利语族，因此选项A的说法是正确的。古英语是一种高度变形的语言，就像现代德语，故选项B说法正确。在现代英语中很多词尾都已经消失，现代英语已经变成分析型语言,因此，C选项也是正确的。