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Long-vowel shifts in English, c. 1050-1700 : evidence from spelling / Gjertrud Flermoen Stenbrenden.

The English language has undergone many sound changes in its long history. Some of these changes had a profound effect on the pronunciation of the language. A number of these significant instances of language evolution are generally grouped together and termed the 'Great Vowel Shift'. Thes...

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Main Author: Stenbrenden, Gjertrud Flermoen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Series:Studies in English language.
Subjects:
English language > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Vowels.
English language > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Orthography and spelling.
English language > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > Vowels.
English language > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > Orthography and spelling.
English language > Pronunciation > History.
English language > Phonology, Historical.
English language > Grammar, Generative.
Linguistic change > History.
English language > Middle English > Vowels.
English language > Old English > Vowels.
English language > Pronunciation.
Linguistic change.
450-1500
History.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The development of OE ā
  • 3. The development of OE æ
  • 4. The development of OE ē and ēo
  • 5. The development of ME ī
  • 6. The development of OE ō
  • 7. The development of ME ū
  • 8. The development of OE ȳ
  • 9. Summary and conclusions.

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