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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2016.
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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.