SOURCE
CHANGE
/u/
Spelling: u, ou, ov, ow, ogh, o3
ule
"owl"
toun "town"
High, back, tense rounded long vowel. Vowel of PDE boot.
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CHANGE
REFLEX
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/u/ Spelling: u, ou, ov, ow, ogh, o3 ule
"owl" High, back, tense rounded long vowel. Vowel of PDE boot. SOUND |
CHANGE
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| OE
/u:/ |
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Great
Vowel Shift |
EME
/'u/
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| OE
/u/ |
Lengthening
before consonants |
Influence
of /r/ |
EME
/u/ |
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| OE /ug/, /u:g/ | ME
Diphthongization |