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>TheGreat Vowel Shiftwas a series of changes in thepronunciation of the English languagethat took place primarily between 1400 and 1700, beginning in southern England and today having influenced effectively all dialects of English.
>Through thisvowel shift, the pronunciation of all Middle English long vowels was changed.
>Some consonant sounds changed as well, particularly those that became silent; the termGreat Vowel Shiftis sometimes used to include these consonant changes.[1][2]
>English spelling began to become standardized in the 15th and 16th centuries, and the Great Vowel Shift is the major reason English spellings now often considerably deviate from how theyrepresent pronunciations.[3]
>The Great Vowel Shift was first studied byOtto Jespersen(1860–1943), aDanishlinguistandAnglicist, who coined the term.[4]
>Through thisvowel shift, the pronunciation of all Middle English long vowels was changed.
>Some consonant sounds changed as well, particularly those that became silent; the termGreat Vowel Shiftis sometimes used to include these consonant changes.[1][2]
>English spelling began to become standardized in the 15th and 16th centuries, and the Great Vowel Shift is the major reason English spellings now often considerably deviate from how theyrepresent pronunciations.[3]
>The Great Vowel Shift was first studied byOtto Jespersen(1860–1943), aDanishlinguistandAnglicist, who coined the term.[4]
