week 11

Question 1

the great vowel shift

Answer 1

most significant phonological changes in English
1400-1750

Question 2

GVS change combination of

Answer 2

push and drag/pull chain

Question 3

push and drag/pull chain

Answer 3

• The open-mid [ɛ:] and [ɔ:] pushed the vowels above (the closer ones).

Since there was no
place for [i:] and [u:], they became diphthongised.

• Equally, the movement of [ɛ:] left a void to be filled, which was to be occupied by former [a:] à [ɛ:]. We can thus say that [a:] was dragged/pulled up.