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The History of English Podcast

Episode 141: The Great Vowel Shift (Part 1)

The History of English Podcast
The History of English Podcast
The term ‘Great Vowel Shift’ was coined in the early 1900s by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen to describe a systematic change in the long vowel sounds of English. The changes help to mark the transition from Middle English to … Continue reading →
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