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The Great Vowel Shift was a massive sound change affecting the long vowels of [[English]] during the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries.  The long vowels shifted upwards in pronunciation. For example, the word child went from being pronounced cheild to choild to the modern pronunciation.  The word she was originally pronounce shay. There are many more examples and sound files to listen to at the webpage below.  <ref>http://facweb.furman.edu/~mmenzer/gvs/dialogue.htm</ref>

The '''Great Vowel Shift''' was a massive sound change affecting the long vowels of [[English]] during the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries.  The long vowels shifted upwards in pronunciation. For example, the word child went from being pronounced ''cheild'' to ''choild'' to the modern pronunciation.  The word "she" was originally pronounced ''shay''. There are many more examples and sound files to listen to at the webpage below.  <ref>http://facweb.furman.edu/~mmenzer/gvs/dialogue.htm</ref>

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[[Category:Linguistics]]

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