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Palatal Mutation
Palatal Mutation The OE tendency to positional vowel change is most apparent in the process termed “mutation”. Mutation is the change of one vowel to another through the influence of a vowel in the succeeding syllable. This kind of change occurred in PG when [e] was raised to [i] and…
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Development of Diphthongs
Development of Diphthongs The PG diphthongs (or sequences of monophthongs) [ei, ai, iu, eu, au] — uderwent regular independent changes in Early OE; they took place in all phonetic conditions irrespective of environment. The diphthongs with i-glide were monophthongised into [i:] and [a:], respectively; the diphthongs in u-glide were reflected_a&_long__diphthongs…
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OLD ENGLISH PHONETICS
OLD ENGLISH PHONETICS OE is so far removed from Mod E that one may take it for an entirely different language; this is largely due to the peculiarities of its pronunciation. The survey of OE phonetics deals with word accentuation, the systems of vowels and consonants and their origins. The…
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH Pre-Roman Britain Man lived in what we now call the British Isles long before it broke away from the continent of Europe, long before the great seas covered the land bridge that is now known as the English Channel, that body of water…
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