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

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stenbrenden, Gjertrud Flermoen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Colección:Studies in English language.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.