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Great Vowel Shift
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English
Etymology
en Q23870.
Proper noun
Great Vowel Shift 1
en phonology 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.
en 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.
Translations
major change in the pronunciation of the English language
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 元音大推移
Dutch: nl grote klinkerverschuiving f
Finnish: fi suuri vokaalisiirros
French: fr grand changement vocalique m
German: de Große Vokalverschiebung f
Hungarian: hu nagy magánhangzócsúszás
Japanese: ja 大母音推移 dai boin suii
Polish: pl wielka przesuwka samogłoskowa f
Portuguese: pt grande mudança vocálica f
Spanish: es gran desplazamiento vocálico m
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