■ noun a phonetic change in a vowel or vowels.
↘( the Great Vowel Shift ) a series of changes between medieval and modern English affecting the long vowels of the standard language.
■ noun a phonetic change in a vowel or vowels.
↘( the Great Vowel Shift ) a series of changes between medieval and modern English affecting the long vowels of the standard language.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004