The Great Vowel Shift in the North of England
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Hilary Prichard
Abstract
The aim of this chapter is first to broadly situate the modern dialects of northern England in their historical context by reviewing a selection of the key phonological features which have historically distinguished the North from the rest of the country; having laid this groundwork, I will then explore a case study which demonstrates the relevance of the modern northern dialects to the study of historical linguistic processes. Data from Kolb’s Linguistic atlas of England: Phonological atlas of the Northern region is used to map the northern dialect outcomes of the English Great Vowel Shift, which reveals regular geographic patterns that aid our understanding of the structure and chronology of the shift.
Abstract
The aim of this chapter is first to broadly situate the modern dialects of northern England in their historical context by reviewing a selection of the key phonological features which have historically distinguished the North from the rest of the country; having laid this groundwork, I will then explore a case study which demonstrates the relevance of the modern northern dialects to the study of historical linguistic processes. Data from Kolb’s Linguistic atlas of England: Phonological atlas of the Northern region is used to map the northern dialect outcomes of the English Great Vowel Shift, which reveals regular geographic patterns that aid our understanding of the structure and chronology of the shift.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- List of contributors ix
- The North of England and Northern English 1
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The North of England
- The enregisterment of Northern English 27
- The Great Vowel Shift in the North of England 51
- Morphosyntactic features of Northern English 71
- The history of present indicative morphosyntax from a northern perspective 99
- Northern English 131
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Locations within the North
- Tyneside 161
- Sunderland 183
- Carlisle and Cumbria 205
- Sheffield 227
- Middlesbrough 251
- Lancashire 271
- Manchester English 293
- Language attitudes and divergence on the Merseyside/Lancashire border 317
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The North
- Borders and boundaries in the North of England 345
- The East Midlands 369
- The West Midlands 393
- Between North and South: The Fenland 417
- The north above the North 437
- Non-native northern English 459
- Index 479
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- List of contributors ix
- The North of England and Northern English 1
-
The North of England
- The enregisterment of Northern English 27
- The Great Vowel Shift in the North of England 51
- Morphosyntactic features of Northern English 71
- The history of present indicative morphosyntax from a northern perspective 99
- Northern English 131
-
Locations within the North
- Tyneside 161
- Sunderland 183
- Carlisle and Cumbria 205
- Sheffield 227
- Middlesbrough 251
- Lancashire 271
- Manchester English 293
- Language attitudes and divergence on the Merseyside/Lancashire border 317
-
The North
- Borders and boundaries in the North of England 345
- The East Midlands 369
- The West Midlands 393
- Between North and South: The Fenland 417
- The north above the North 437
- Non-native northern English 459
- Index 479
