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Long Vowel Shifts in English, c. 1050-1700

Long Vowel Shifts in English, c. 1050-1700

Stenbrenden, Gjertrud Flermoen

Hardcover

Series: Studies in English Language

Linguistics

ISBN10: 110705575X
ISBN13: 9781107055759
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Mar 11 2016
Pages: 362
Weight: 1.44
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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'. These changes are generally considered to be unrelated to other, similar long-vowel changes taking place a little earlier. This book assesses an extensive range of irregular Middle English spellings for all these changes, with a view to identifying the real course of events: the dates, the chronology, and the dialects that stand out as being innovative. Using empirical evidence to offer a fresh perspective and drawing new, convincing conclusions, Stenbrenden offers an interpretation of the history of the English language which may change our view of sound change completely.

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