Great Vowel Shift

Etymology
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Proper noun

 * 1)  A major change in the pronunciation of the English language, affecting the sounds of long vowels, that took place in England between 1350 and 1700.
 * Because English spelling was becoming standardized in the 15th and 16th centuries, the Great Vowel Shift is responsible for many of the peculiarities of English spelling.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: grote klinkerverschuiving
 * Finnish: suuri vokaalisiirros
 * French:
 * German: Große Vokalverschiebung
 * Japanese: 大母音推移
 * Polish: wielka przesuwka samogłoskowa
 * Portuguese: grande mudança vocálica
 * Spanish: gran desplazamiento vocálico