Great Vowel Shift (early phase)
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The Great Vowel Shift (early phase) is the initial stage of the major historical change in English pronunciation during which several long vowels began shifting upward in tongue position, setting off the chain of sound changes that transformed Middle English into Early Modern English.
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
phonological change
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sound change → stage of the Great Vowel Shift → |
| affects |
English language
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Middle English long vowels → |
| approximateEnd |
15th century
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| approximateStart |
late 14th century
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| causes |
restructuring of English long vowel system
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| characterizedBy |
diphthongization of high long vowels
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raising of long mid vowels → upward shift in tongue position of long vowels → |
| chronologicalOrder |
first phase of the Great Vowel Shift
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| consequence |
creation of modern English long vowel qualities
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divergence of English spelling and pronunciation → |
| distinctFrom |
Great Vowel Shift (later phase)
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| evidenceFrom |
rhyming patterns in Middle English and Early Modern English poetry
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spelling variation in late Middle English texts → |
| exampleWordAffected |
Middle English word "house"
→
Middle English word "time" → |
| field |
English historical phonology
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historical linguistics → |
| geographicArea |
England
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English-speaking areas of Britain → |
| impactOn |
development of modern English dialects
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standardization of English → |
| involves |
long high vowel /iː/
→
long high vowel /uː/ → long mid vowel /eː/ → long mid vowel /oː/ → |
| languageStageAffected |
Late Middle English
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| languageStageOutcome |
Early Modern English
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| partOf |
Great Vowel Shift
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| phoneticProcess |
vowel diphthongization
→
vowel raising → |
| phonologicalType |
chain shift
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| precedes |
Great Vowel Shift (later phase)
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| relatedConcept |
Early Modern English pronunciation
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Middle English vowel system → |
| resultsIn |
Early Modern English vowel system
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| status |
reconstructed from comparative evidence
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| studiedIn |
diachronic phonology
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history of English → |
| timePeriod |
late Middle English
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transition to Early Modern English → |
| triggerFor |
subsequent phases of the Great Vowel Shift
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Early Modern English
("Great Vowel Shift in progress")
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hasFeature |
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Great Vowel Shift (early phase)
("Great Vowel Shift")
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partOf |
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Great Vowel Shift (late phase)
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precondition |