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

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Stenbrenden, Gjertrud Flermoen [author.]

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TextSeries: Studies in English languagePublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781107295469
1107295467
9781316498637
1316498638
9781316497319
1316497313
1107677513
9781107677517

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Long-vowel shifts in English, c. 1050-1700DDC classification:

427/.02 23

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PE553 .S74 2016eb

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LAN009010

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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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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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