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Bonus Episode: Chaucer’s Purse and the Great Vowel Shift
Bonus Episode: Chaucer’s Purse and the Great Vowel Shift
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Dec 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this bonus episode of the regular podcast, we explore the effects of the Great Vowel Shift on the pronunciation of English by reading Geoffrey Chaucer’s last known poem in Middle English, early Modern English and contemporary English.
Released:
Dec 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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