Modern English: from Shakespeare to present dayINTRODUCTION...................................................................................................3CHAPTER I. THE ENGLISH OF SHAKESPEAREAN ERA….....................51.1. Lexical and Semantic Changes.……………………………….……………….51.2. Grammatical Structures and Syntax...................................................................91.3. Influence of Shakespearean English on Modern Usage……………………...11CHAPTER II. EVOLUTION OF PRONUNCIATION AND PHONOLOGY…………………………………………………………………...172.1. Transformation of Vowel Sounds....................................................................172.2. Phonological Shifts and Change over Time.....................................................242.3. Influence of Dialects and Regional Variations…………………………….…27CONCLUSION......................................................................................................30BIBLIOGRAPHY..................................................................................................32