Great Vowel Shift
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coined by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen.
Proper noun[edit]
- (phonology) A major change in the pronunciation of the English language, affecting the sounds of long vowels, that took place in England between 1350 and 1700.
- Because English spelling was becoming standardized in the 15th and 16th centuries, the Great Vowel Shift is responsible for many of the peculiarities of English spelling.
Translations[edit]
major change in the pronunciation of the English language
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