Introduction 3
1 History and main characteristics of the English phonetics 6
1.1 History of phonology in the New English period 6
1.2 Characteristics of Modern English Period 11
2 Analysis of phonetic system peculiarities of the New English period 14
2.1 Intonation and Word Stress in the New English period 14
2.2 New English Vowels 15
2.3 New English Consonants 21
Conclusion 29
Bibliography 31