The Movement of Front Vowels in the Great Vowel Shift

This chapter discusses the movement and shift of vowel sounds during the Great Vowel Shift in the transition from Middle to Modern English. It explains how the A sound shifted to the E sound, causing other vowel sounds to fill in the gap. The chapter also highlights the complexity of the lower front vowels, with multiple vowel sounds merging together and resulting in various spelling patterns for the same sound.