11. The changes that happened after 1600 are not usually considered part of the Great Vowel Shift proper. 12. Certainly, you would not have been understood before the 15th century, when the Great Vowel Shift began. 13. The Great Vowel Shift changed the diphthongs to their present pronunciations, with becoming the monophthong, and raising to. 14. The Great Vowel Shift changed L-vocalized diphthongs to their present pronunciations, with becoming the monophthong, and raising to. 15. First, gradual changes in pronunciation, such as the Great Vowel Shift , account for a tremendous number of irregularities. 16. The best-known example in the English language is the Great Vowel Shift , which began in the 15th century. 17. The original Hebrew name is pronounced or; the modern English pronunciation is courtesy of the Great Vowel Shift . 18. The Middle English sound change occurred before the Great Vowel Shift and other changes to the nature of vowels. 19. Early Modern English was characterised by the Great Vowel Shift ( 1350 1700 ), inflectional simplification, and linguistic standardisation. 20. Most significant was the Great Vowel Shift ( c . 1500 CE ), which transformed the pronunciation of all long vowels.
