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Vowel Shift Stages Explained

The document describes the Great Vowel Shift, a major change in the pronunciation of English vowels that occurred between 1400 and 1700. It details the shift in 6 stages: Stage 1 involved the raising and diphthongization of long /i:/ and /u:/ vowels. Stage 2 saw the raising of /e:/ and /o:/. Stage 3 brought the fronting of /a:/. Stage 4 raised /Ɛ:/ and /ɔ:/. Stage 5 raised /æ/ and /e:/ further. Finally, Stage 6 developed the diphthongs /ai/ and /au/.

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Vowel Shift Stages Explained

The document describes the Great Vowel Shift, a major change in the pronunciation of English vowels that occurred between 1400 and 1700. It details the shift in 6 stages: Stage 1 involved the raising and diphthongization of long /i:/ and /u:/ vowels. Stage 2 saw the raising of /e:/ and /o:/. Stage 3 brought the fronting of /a:/. Stage 4 raised /Ɛ:/ and /ɔ:/. Stage 5 raised /æ/ and /e:/ further. Finally, Stage 6 developed the diphthongs /ai/ and /au/.

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THE

GREAT VOWEL SHIFT


Historia del Ingls 2015

Shifts

Stage 1
Raising and diphthongization of /i:/ and /u:/
bite - /bi:t/ - /bit/
about - /bu:t/ - /but/

Stage 2
Raising of /e:/ and /o:/
beet /be:t/ - /bi:t/
boot - /bo:t/ - /bu:t/

Stage 3
Fronting of /a:/
take - /ta:k/ - /t:k/

Stage 4
Raising of /:/ and /:/
beat /b:t/ - /be:t/
boat - /b:t/ - /bo:t/

Stage 5
Raising of // and /e:/
beat /b:t/ - /be:t/ - /bi:t/
take - /t:k/ - /t:k/ - /te:k/

Stage 6
Development of diphthongs /ai/ and /au/
bite - /bi:t/ - /bit/ - /bat/
about - /bu:t/ - /but/ - /baut/

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