modern english does have some inflections based on the subject (the verb "eat" becomes "eats" when the subject is a third person "he/she/it") and number ("noodle" is singular while "noodles" is plural), but aside from that, there are almost none. therefore, modern english is mostly an analytic language. modern english has far fewer inflections that almost all other indo-european languages, such as spanish, german, and russian.