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1 | (36) |
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1 | (2) |
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3 | (11) |
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1.2.1 Middle English long-vowel change |
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3 | (4) |
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1.2.2 Previous research on the `Great Vowel Shift' |
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7 | (3) |
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1.2.3 What is wrong with the traditional account of the `GVS'? |
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10 | (2) |
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1.2.4 The purpose and scope of this study |
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12 | (2) |
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1.3 Description of sources and method |
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14 | (8) |
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1.3.1 Introduction and description of LALME |
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14 | (1) |
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1.3.2 Introduction and description of SMED |
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15 | (3) |
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1.3.3 Introduction and description of LAEME |
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18 | (2) |
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1.3.4 Introduction and description of additional ME sources |
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20 | (1) |
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1.3.5 The corpus approach |
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21 | (1) |
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1.4 Presentation of material, notation, and organisation |
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22 | (3) |
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1.4.1 Material from LAEME |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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1.4.3 Material from LALME |
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23 | (1) |
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1.4.4 Material from additional ME sources |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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1.5 On using spelling as evidence for sound change |
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25 | (12) |
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2 The development of OE a |
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37 | (41) |
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37 | (1) |
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2.2 On the nature of OE a |
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37 | (3) |
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2.3 Handbooks on the development of OE a |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (3) |
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2.4.1 On <o(o)> as evidence of change |
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42 | (2) |
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2.4.2 On French loans and MEOSL |
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44 | (1) |
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2.5 Discussion of material for OE a |
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45 | (13) |
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2.5.1 Discussion of LAEME material |
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46 | (2) |
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2.5.2 Discussion of SMED material |
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48 | (4) |
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2.5.3 Discussion of LALME material |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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53 | (5) |
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2.6 Summary and conclusions |
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58 | (7) |
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2.7 Tables of ME material |
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65 | (13) |
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2.7.1 Material from LAEME |
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65 | (8) |
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73 | (5) |
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3 The development of OE ae |
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78 | (25) |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (17) |
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3.2.1 Discussion of LAEME material |
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80 | (14) |
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3.2.2 Discussion of SMED material |
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94 | (1) |
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3.2.3 Discussion of LALME material |
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95 | (1) |
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3.2.4 Discussion of material from additional sources |
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96 | (1) |
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3.3 Summary and conclusions |
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97 | (6) |
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4 The development of OE e and eo |
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103 | (35) |
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103 | (3) |
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106 | (19) |
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4.2.1 Discussion of LAEME material |
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106 | (5) |
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4.2.2 Discussion of SMED material |
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111 | (6) |
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4.2.3 Discussion of LALME material |
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117 | (2) |
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4.2.4 Discussion of material from additional sources |
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119 | (6) |
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4.3 Summary and conclusions |
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125 | (13) |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (11) |
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5 The development of ME i |
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138 | (59) |
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138 | (1) |
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5.2 The developments of various OE sources to eME i |
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139 | (4) |
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139 | (1) |
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5.2.2 OE i/i before g and voiced consonant clusters |
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139 | (1) |
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5.2.3 The diphthongs io, eo, ea |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (2) |
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5.2.5 Other considerations |
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143 | (1) |
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5.3 On <ei>/<ey> as evidence of diphthongisation of ME i |
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143 | (21) |
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5.3.1 Arguments against interpreting <ei>/<ey> as evidence of diphthongisation |
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143 | (4) |
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5.3.2 Arguments for using <ei>/<ey> as evidence of diphthongisation |
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147 | (2) |
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5.3.3 The chronology of changes in the front vowel area |
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149 | (15) |
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5.4 Discussion of ME potential vowel-shift spellings for i |
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164 | (22) |
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5.4.1 Discussion of LAEME material |
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164 | (9) |
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5.4.2 Discussion of SMED material |
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173 | (3) |
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5.4.3 Discussion of LALME material |
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176 | (6) |
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5.4.4 Discussion of material from additional sources |
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182 | (4) |
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5.5 Summary and conclusions |
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186 | (11) |
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6 The development of OE o |
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197 | (42) |
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197 | (2) |
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6.2 Discussion of ME spellings |
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199 | (31) |
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6.2.1 Discussion of LAEME material |
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199 | (5) |
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6.2.2 Discussion of SMED material |
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204 | (10) |
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6.2.3 Discussion of LALME material |
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214 | (4) |
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6.2.4 Discussion of material from additional sources |
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218 | (3) |
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6.2.5 Discussion of northern fronting and southern raising |
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221 | (9) |
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6.3 Summary and conclusions |
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230 | (9) |
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6.3.1 The southern shift o > [ u:] |
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230 | (2) |
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6.3.2 The northern shift o > [ u:] |
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232 | (7) |
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7 The development of ME u |
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239 | (23) |
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239 | (3) |
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7.2 Discussion of ME spellings |
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242 | (10) |
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7.2.1 Discussion of LAEME material |
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242 | (3) |
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7.2.2 Discussion of SMED material |
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245 | (1) |
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7.2.3 Discussion of LALME material |
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246 | (3) |
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7.2.4 Discussion of material from additional sources |
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249 | (2) |
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7.2.5 Discussion of inverted <ug>/<uw> spellings for OE u |
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251 | (1) |
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7.3 Summary and conclusions |
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252 | (10) |
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8 The development of OE y |
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262 | (36) |
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262 | (3) |
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8.2 Discussion of ME spellings |
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265 | (23) |
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8.2.1 Discussion of LAEME material |
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265 | (13) |
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8.2.2 Discussion of SMED material |
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278 | (4) |
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8.2.3 Discussion of LALME material |
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282 | (3) |
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8.2.4 Discussion of material from additional sources |
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285 | (3) |
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8.3 Summary and conclusions |
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288 | (10) |
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8.3.1 The general development of OE y and lengthened OE y |
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288 | (4) |
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8.3.2 Diphthongisation and raising of eME y |
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292 | (6) |
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9 Summary and conclusions |
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298 | (25) |
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9.1 Summaries of long-vowel shifts |
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298 | (10) |
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9.1.1 The development of OE y |
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298 | (2) |
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9.1.2 The development of OE a |
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300 | (2) |
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9.1.3 The development of OE ae |
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302 | (1) |
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9.1.4 The development of OE e and eo |
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303 | (1) |
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9.1.5 The development of eME o |
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304 | (2) |
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9.1.6 The development of ME i |
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306 | (1) |
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9.1.7 The development of eME u |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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9.2 Isolative vs. combinative change, and lexical diffusion |
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308 | (1) |
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9.3 The dating of the `GVS' |
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309 | (3) |
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9.4 The `GVS' in a wider perspective |
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312 | (11) |
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9.4.1 The inception of sound-change |
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312 | (8) |
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9.4.2 The adoption and spread of sound-change |
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320 | (3) |
References |
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Index |
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