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This was a process where English long vowels became, over time, short vowels that were pronounced one height higher than before. This, in essence, changed the pronunciation of English vowels.
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What was the great vowel shift primarily a change in?
Phonetics; the sound of the vowels in English, especially long vowels.
What was Great Britain like before World War 2?
Shift OK get it got it good!
What was the result of Peter the Great's war with Sweden?
Okay.?!
Which was a result of the Great Depression worldwide?
global unemployment
Is the y in highway a vowel or consonant?
is it a vowel
Is it true The Great Vowel Shift made English spellings more complicated?
True.
What was the great vowel shift primarily a change in?
Phonetics; the sound of the vowels in English, especially long vowels.
During the Great Vowel Shift the pronunciation of words with long vowel sounds changed causing some of the many spelling irregularities you still see within the English language today?
Yes, that is true. So what is your question?
Does swift have a short vowel sound?
Yes, in the English language, "swift" does have a short vowel sound. The "i" in "swift" is pronounced as a short vowel sound, making it sound like /swɪft/.
Is swift a short vowel word?
Yes, "swift" is a short vowel word. The "i" in "swift" is pronounced with a short vowel sound.
How do you create a fada on a qwerty keyboard?
On a Macintosh, hold down the 'alt' key when typing a vowel and the fada appears on the vowel. It also works with uppercase - hold the 'alt' and the shift keys.
What change the result of building in europe?
A shift to agriculture
Was the sequence a result of point or frame shift mutation?
No
What dialect is Edmund Spenser's Epithalamion written?
It is written in Middle English, not to be confused with Old English which you wouldn't be able to understand at all. It was written during the Great Vowel Shift which was a transformation of the English language into what we know it as today, for the most part.
How are point mutations and frame shift mutations different?
Point Mutations always result in [causing] a frame-shift mutation so they are the same.
Rocks crack and shift when what from moving plates becomes too great?
Pressure
A shift in the acid base balance in living organisms could result in what?
Death.
