The seven long vowels transformed by “the high vowel [i:] and [u:] became the diphthongs [ɑɪ] and [aʊ], while the long vowels underwent an increase in tongue height… in addition [a:] was fronted to become [e:]”.(343) These examples are some of the most important and extraordinary regular sound shifts as the phonemic representation of thousands of word changes. The vowel shift occurred within a relatively short span of time. The Great Vowel Shift also, lead to many of the oddities and spelling inconsistencies of English due to the relationship between many newer words and their foreign counterparts. Many of these words still reflected the same pronunciation as before the vowel shift
The seven long vowels transformed by “the high vowel [i:] and [u:] became the diphthongs [ɑɪ] and [aʊ], while the long vowels underwent an increase in tongue height… in addition [a:] was fronted to become [e:]”.(343) These examples are some of the most important and extraordinary regular sound shifts as the phonemic representation of thousands of word changes. The vowel shift occurred within a relatively short span of time. The Great Vowel Shift also, lead to many of the oddities and spelling inconsistencies of English due to the relationship between many newer words and their foreign counterparts. Many of these words still reflected the same pronunciation as before the vowel shift