Long-Vowel Shifts in English, c.1050–1700

Gjertrud Flermoen (Universitetet i Oslo) Stenbrenden

Cambridge University Press, 2019

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Why does English pronunciation differ from other related languages? This book addresses this and other questions by analysing a high number of innovative Middle English spellings. Stenbrenden explores the changes in long-vowel pronunciation, using empirical data to date, localise and interpret the beginning of these changes.

ISBN-13
9781107677517
ISBN-10
1107677513
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2019
Publication date
2019-01-24
Pages
362
Dimensions
228x151x21
Weight
526