GREAT VOWEL SHIFT


Meaning of GREAT VOWEL SHIFT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Usage: often capitalized G&V&S

Date: 1909

: a change in pronunciation of the long vowels of Middle English that began in the 15th century and continued into the 16th century in which the high vowels were diphthongized and the other vowels were raised

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.