Long-vowel shifts in English, c. 1050-1700 : evidence from spelling / Gjertrud Flermoen Stenbrenden.
Long-vowel shifts in English, c. 1050-1700 : evidence from spelling / Gjertrud Flermoen Stenbrenden.
Long-vowel shifts in English, c. 1050-1700 : evidence from spelling / Gjertrud Flermoen Stenbrenden.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
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G 2016/1955
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English
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xvii, 342 pages ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
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England
Date Published
2016.
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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...
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Long-vowel shifts in English, c. 1050-1700 : evidence from spelling / Gjertrud Flermoen Stenbrenden.
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Studies in English language
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-337) and index.
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G 2016/1955
Record Identifier
74VKVdVL5myg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVdVL5myg
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ISBN
110705575X hardcover
9781107055759 hardcover
DDC
427.02
MMS ID
991024000449302626
