Great Vowel Shift (late phase)
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The Great Vowel Shift (late phase) was the final stage of a major historical change in English pronunciation during which many long vowel sounds in Middle English moved closer to their modern English values.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Vowel Shift (later phase) | 2 |
| Great Vowel Shift | 1 |
| Great Vowel Shift (late phase) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Great Vowel Shift (late phase) Context triple: [Middle English, underwent, Great Vowel Shift (late phase)]
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Stuart period
The Stuart period was a historical era in Britain marked by the rule of the Stuart dynasty, encompassing events such as the English Civil War, the Interregnum, the Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution.
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Victorian era
The Victorian era was the period of British history during Queen Victoria's reign (1837–1901), marked by rapid industrialization, imperial expansion, and significant social and cultural change.
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C.
Georgian era
The Georgian era was a period of British history from the early 18th to early 19th century marked by the reigns of the first four King Georges and characterized by expanding empire, Enlightenment thought, and distinctive architecture and arts.
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Middle English
Middle English is the historical stage of the English language spoken and written roughly between the late 11th and late 15th centuries, exemplified by works like Chaucer’s "Canterbury Tales."
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Early Modern period
The Early Modern period was a transformative era from roughly the late 15th to the late 18th century marked by global exploration, the rise of powerful nation-states, religious upheavals, and the beginnings of modern science and capitalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Great Vowel Shift (late phase) Target entity description: The Great Vowel Shift (late phase) was the final stage of a major historical change in English pronunciation during which many long vowel sounds in Middle English moved closer to their modern English values.
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A.
Stuart period
The Stuart period was a historical era in Britain marked by the rule of the Stuart dynasty, encompassing events such as the English Civil War, the Interregnum, the Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution.
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B.
Victorian era
The Victorian era was the period of British history during Queen Victoria's reign (1837–1901), marked by rapid industrialization, imperial expansion, and significant social and cultural change.
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C.
Georgian era
The Georgian era was a period of British history from the early 18th to early 19th century marked by the reigns of the first four King Georges and characterized by expanding empire, Enlightenment thought, and distinctive architecture and arts.
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D.
Middle English
Middle English is the historical stage of the English language spoken and written roughly between the late 11th and late 15th centuries, exemplified by works like Chaucer’s "Canterbury Tales."
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E.
Early Modern period
The Early Modern period was a transformative era from roughly the late 15th to the late 18th century marked by global exploration, the rise of powerful nation-states, religious upheavals, and the beginnings of modern science and capitalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical sound change
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phonological change ⓘ stage of the Great Vowel Shift ⓘ |
| affects | pronunciation of inherited Middle English vocabulary ⓘ |
| affectsDialect |
Received Pronunciation ancestors
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Standard English ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
English language
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long vowels ⓘ stressed vowels ⓘ |
| approximateEndCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| approximateStartCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| causeOf |
difficulty of predicting English pronunciation from spelling
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many modern English irregular vowel correspondences with continental languages ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | final stage of the Great Vowel Shift ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Middle English long vowel values ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
contemporary orthoepic descriptions
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reconstructions from rhyming patterns ⓘ reconstructions from spelling variation ⓘ |
| effect |
diphthongized high long vowels
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moved long vowels toward their Modern English qualities ⓘ raised long mid vowels ⓘ |
| effectOnSpelling | increased mismatch between English spelling and pronunciation ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
England
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London-based varieties of English ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | completed change in most modern standard English accents ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
dialect leveling in London and southeast England
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sociolectal change in late Middle English and Early Modern English ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
West Germanic languages
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surface form:
West Germanic
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| languageFamily | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| languageStage | Middle English to Early Modern English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Vowel Shift (late phase)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Great Vowel Shift
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| precondition | Great Vowel Shift (early phase) ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
chain shift
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vowel diphthongization ⓘ vowel raising ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
modern English long vowel system
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modern English tense vowel inventory ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
English historical phonology
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historical linguistics ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Modern English
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surface form:
Early Modern English period
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Subject: Great Vowel Shift (late phase) Description of subject: The Great Vowel Shift (late phase) was the final stage of a major historical change in English pronunciation during which many long vowel sounds in Middle English moved closer to their modern English values.
Referenced by (4)
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