Great Vowel Shift Slideshow

Matthew Gordon (Univ. Missouri) discusses the Great Vowel Shift, a major series of sound changes in the History of English.

[@pikapika-1]

This is much more helpful than the total of those tedious pages of textbook plus hours of lectures in my intro linguistic class. clear , concise and complete. thank you so much!

[@dumpchan508]

absolutely amazing explanation! i have a report next week about this and i learned a lot from this vid, thanks!

[@yocelinbarria4068]

the fun fact was just so useful! it made me understand it even better! thank you very much !

[@cbsteffen]

In English, The Great Vowel Shift is what turned “ah, ay, ee, oh, oo” into “ay, ee, eye, oh, yoo.”

[@dandiffenderfer6010]

The very last slide of your presentation was my favorite. I've long been confounded by why the sound we call the letter didn't line up with what I would expect.

[@Кира-д3м2ь]

Thank You! Hope this video will help me to pass an exam :)

[@hond654]

It always helps to understand Scottish and Liverpool accent :D

[@karlmarx2837]

why?

[@hond654]

@@karlmarx2837 You had been in Manchaster with Friedrich, have you talked to Liverpool guys that time? Their language preserved a few characteristics from Middle English I think.

[@karlmarx2837]

@@hond654 Cool, I didnt realize that. I think middle english is better

[@trunghluong]

진짜 장난 같은 변화

[@jsin0925]

It's illegal to use a legal name, read the #BCCRSS

[@johnbarnes2886]

If you opened your mouth when you talked, we'd be able to hear the differences between the vowels much more clearly. Relax that jaw!

[@cmyk8964]

Do y’all’s vowels undergo _convection?_

[@melodydreams-z7b]

The Great Vowel Shift turned "í é æ á ao ó ú" to "ai í í é ó ú au".

[@pravoslavn]

Thumbs up and I appreciate the content and the intelligent way in which it is presented. But a "lapel mic" would very likely greatly improve the audio and get the Ye Good Professor out of that deep well from which he seems to be speaking... ☺

[@Jeevan_Official]

I’m from KC. Thank you for the lecture