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Is it true The Great Vowel Shift made English spellings more complicated?
True.
Why did great vowel shift happen?
The Great Vowel Shift occurred during the 14th to 18th centuries in English language history and was likely influenced by various factors such as changes in pronunciation habits, linguistic borrowing from other languages, and the evolution of English society and culture during that time. The shift resulted in changes to the pronunciation of vowels in English words, ultimately leading to the linguistic differences we see today between Middle and Modern English.
What was the great vowel shift primarily a change in?
Phonetics; the sound of the vowels in English, especially long vowels.
Is happen a short vowel sound?
Yes, "happen" has a short vowel sound. The "a" in "happen" is pronounced as a short vowel, as in the word "cat."
Which word has a short vowel happen highest or hoses?
'happen'has the short vowel.
Is happen a short vowel word?
Yes, it is. The A has a short A sound as in happy or had.
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 the word Great have a long vowel sound?
Yes. The EA pair is pronounced as a long A (ay) sound.
Is happen a short vowel?
Yeah it is.
What is the schwa vowel for happen?
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What is the short vowel of happen?
The word "happen" has two short vowels, or one and a schwa.The A has a short A sound and the E is a schwa (unstressed short I).
Does the word happen have a short vowel sound in the first syllable?
Yes, the A has a short A vowel sound (hap, rhymes with map, nap and tap).
