The English language underwent a dramatic change in pronunciation between the fourteenth and the seventeenth centuries, so much so that Geoffrey Chaucer and William Shakespeare likely would not have understood each other's speech. The transformation was emblematic of the historical events that shaped a nation. The History Guy recalls the Great Vowel Shift.The Great Vowel Shift and the History of Britain.
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22 posted on
12/21/2022 9:53:38 AM PST by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
An occasional great vowel movement is a good thing!
26 posted on
12/21/2022 10:17:42 AM PST by
null and void
(It’s not far-right to prevent mass starvation. It’s far-left to cause mass starvation.)
To: SunkenCiv
Ah yes. The English language moved its vowels. It took a shift.
40 posted on
12/21/2022 12:58:56 PM PST by
Publius
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