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Great Vowel Shift en · PROPN

Etymology

Coined by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen.

Meanings

1. 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.

Forms

Translations (9)

fi suuri vokaalisiirros (major change in the pronunciation of the English language) · es gran desplazamiento vocálico (major change in the pronunciation of the English language) · pt grande mudança vocálica (major change in the pronunciation of the English language) · nl grote klinkerverschuiving (major change in the pronunciation of the English language) · ja 大母音推移 (major change in the pronunciation of the English language) · cmn 元音大推移 (major change in the pronunciation of the English language) · de Große Vokalverschiebung (major change in the pronunciation of the English language) · pl wielka przesuwka samogłoskowa (major change in the pronunciation of the English language) · fr grand changement vocalique (major change in the pronunciation of the English language)