d) There were six diphthong phonemes in late Middle English. 


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d) There were six diphthong phonemes in late Middle English.

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b) true;

c) it’s impossible;

d) hardly ever

 

40. Briefly we can summarise that the Great Vowel Shift resulted in the following changes. Match the columns and choose the correct letter.

a) 1, 6(1) ; 2, 1,(6) ; 3, 2 ; 4,7 ; 5, 3; 6, 4 ; 7, 5 ; 

b) a) 1, 6(1) ; 2, 1,(6) ; 3, 2 ; 4,3 ; 5, 7; 6, 4 ; 7, 5 ; 

c) a) 1, 6(1) ; 2, 1,(6) ; 3, 2 ; 4,7 ; 5, 3; 6, 5 ; 7, 4 ; 

d) a) 1, 6(1) ; 2, 1,(6) ; 3, 7 ; 4,2 ; 5, 3; 6, 4 ; 7, 5 ; 

 

1.

[ɛː]       

1.

[iː]

2.

[eː]

2.

[aɪ]

3.

[iː]

3.

[uː]

4.

[ɔː]

4.

[aʊ]

5.

[oː]

5.

[eɪ]

6.

[uː]

6.

[iː]

7.

[aː]

7.

[əʊ]

 

41. How many diphthong phonemes were there in late Middle English? Answer the question and find the correct letter.

a) There were eight diphthong phonemes in late Middle English.

b) There were nine diphthong phonemes in late Middle English.

c) There were seven diphthong phonemes in late Middle English.

d) There were six diphthong phonemes in late Middle English.

42. What new sounds appeared in New English (Early Modern) consonant system? Answer the question and chose the correct letter.

a) /ŋ/, / ʒ /:

b)/ s /, /z /, / f/, / v/:

c)/z /, /ʧ /, / v/:

d) /ŋ/, /ʤ /

43. Match phonological changes in the period of New English (Early Modern) 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, 2; 2, 1; 3,5; 4,3; 5, 4; 

d) 1, 5; 2,1; 3,2; 4,4; 5, 3. 

                                                                                       Table

1.

The sound /l/ was lost in combinations before k, m, f, v, d        

 

1.

e. g. knight, knee, know, knock, knife, gnome, gnarl, gnat

 

2.

The consonants were lost in initial clusters:

g and k in gn, kn:

and also in such words as sword, two, towards.

/h/ disappeared in many unstressed syllables e/g/ forehead, shepherd, Birmingham, Nottingham. 

 

2.

e. g. talk, walk; folk, yolk, chalk

calm, palm, balm, alms (but not in helm)

half, calf (but wolf, elf)

halves,

should, could, would

 

3.

The sound /b/ was dropped in combination mb when at the end of the word and not followed by another consonant:

3.

e.g. wreath, write, wrong, wreck, wring, wrist, wrestle

e. g. answer, conquer, Greenwich, Norwich.

 

4.

/w/was lost before mainly r at the beginning of the word

and in unstressed syllables after a consonant in such words as

4.

e.g. forehead, shepherd, Birmingham, Nottingham 

5.

/h/ disappeared in many unstressed syllables

 

5.

e.g. lamb, climb, tomb, bomb

 

 

 



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