It is generally seen to have happened in eight steps, and it also occurred in German and Dutch languages.
It is generally seen to have happened in eight steps, and it also occurred in German and Dutch languages. It occurred due to the tongue moving higher up in the mouth and the fact that standardized spelling was established before this phenomenon took place accounts for many of the peculiarities in the system. FTP, name this phenomenon coined by linguist Otto Jespersen that identifies a change in the way that the non-consonants in the English language were pronounced in the 14th and 15th centuries.
It is generally seen to have happened in eight steps, and it also occurred in German and Dutch languages.
Great Vowel Shift