Definition of great vowel shift in English Turkish dictionary
(Dilbilim) İngilizcede 15. ve 16. yüzyılda telaffuzda gerçekleşmiş olan değişimdir. Değişimin en önemli özelliği uzun seslerin ikili ünlülere dönüşmesidir
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Definition of great vowel shift in English English dictionary
(Dilbilim) The Great Vowel Shift was a major change in the pronunciation of the English language that took place in England between 1350 and 1500. The Great Vowel Shift was first studied by Otto Jespersen (1860–1943), a Danish linguist and Anglicist, who coined the term