Great Vowel Shift
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I (categerie Vowel letters)/aɪ/ as in kite, which developed frae Middlin Inglis /iː/ efter the Great Vowel Shift o the 15t century, or the "short" /ɪ/ as in bill. The letter 'I' is...- Y (categerie Vowel letters)medieval leids; in Middlin Inglis it wis 'wi' /wiː/, which throu the Great Vowel Shift acame the Modren Inglis 'wy' /waɪ/. Υ υ : Greek letter Upsilon У у :...
- E (categerie Vowel letters)short /e/, the Great Vowel Shift chynged lang /eː/ (as in 'me' or 'bee') tae /iː/ while short /e/ (as in 'met' or 'bed') remains a mid vowel. Ε ε : Greek...
relationship wi Romance leids tae whit haed nou become Middle Inglis. The Great Vowel Shift that began in the sooth o Ingland in the 15t century is ane o the...- lang vowel or a diphthong, the last syllab receives primary stress. That is, stress is on the penultimate mora. Stress is nae lexical an can shift whan...
- pronounced wi a maire open vouel soond, like the verbs are an scar. See Great Vowel Shift § Later mergers for maire information. Nature wis pronounced approximately...
