Great Vowel Shift
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title:
Great Vowel Shift
text:
The Great Vowel Shift was a series of changes in the pronunciation of the English language that took place primarily between 1400 and 1700, beginning in southern England and today having influenced effectively all dialects of English. Through this vowel shift, the pronunciation of all Middle English long vowels was changed. Some consonant sounds also changed, particularly those that became silent; the term Great Vowel Shift is sometimes used to include these consonantal changes. The standardizat
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Pronunciation change in English between 1350 and 1700
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Vowel_Shift
date created:
2001-11-26T13:57:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T14:59:10Z
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