The remarkable changes in the pronunciation of vowels which took place – McqOptions

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1.	The remarkable changes in the pronunciation of vowels which took place during thetransition from Middle English to Modern English are commonly referred to as the ………
A.	great vowel shift
B.	consonant shift
C.	addition
D.	mutation
Answer» B. consonant shift

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