d)final -n in many verbal forms wasn’t lost, e.g. OE cuman > Modern English come (the n remains in some past participles of strong verbs: seen, gone, taken). 


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d)final -n in many verbal forms wasn’t lost, e.g. OE cuman > Modern English come (the n remains in some past participles of strong verbs: seen, gone, taken).

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d)final -n in many verbal forms wasn’t lost, e.g. OE cuman > Modern English come (the n remains in some past participles of strong verbs: seen, gone, taken).

 

35. Match phonological changes in the period of Middle English with the examples (Table ). Choose the correct variant.

a) 1, 2; 2,1; 3,4; 4,3; 5, 5; 

b) 1, 3; 2,1; 3,4; 4,2; 5, 5; 

c) 1, 5; 2,2; 3,4; 4,1; 5, 3; 

d) 1, 5; 2,1; 3,2; 4,4; 5, 3. 

Table

1.

w generally dropped after s or t:

1.

lamb, comb, climb

2.

final b lost after m but retained in spelling

2.

OE sweostor > sister,

3.

initial stops in clusters gn- and kn- still pronounced

3.

OE ælc, swilc, hwilc, micel > each, such, which, much

4.

lwas lost in the vicinity of palatal c in adjectival pronouns

4.

ME gnat, gnawen, knowen, knave, cniht ("gnat," "gnaw," "know," "knave," "knight")
h often lost in unstressed positions: OE hit > ME it

5.

final -n also lost in possessive adjectives

5.

"my" (OE min > ME mi),

"thy" (OE þin > ME þi)

 

 

MODERN (NEW) ENGLISH PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEM

36. Who first studied The Great Vowel Shift? Choose the correct answer.

a) Verner;

b) Grimm;

c) Otto Jespersen;

d) Plotkin.

37.  Complete the statement. The Great Vowel Shift took place…

 a) in England before 1100 and continued long after 1800.   

 b) in England before 1400 and continued long after 1700.  

c) in Scotland between 1150 and 1650.

d) in Wales between 1150 and 1650.

 38. What major linguistic change does this diagramme illustrate? Choose the correct answer. 

a) Second Consonant Shift;

b) First Consonant Shift;

c) Great Vowel Shift;

d) Grimm’s Law.

Diagramme 1.

39. Read the statements and choose the correct letter.

The essence of the Great Vowel Shift lies in the process when the long vowels began to shorten. The short vowels DID NOT shift.

a) false;



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