Today, I want to talk about a fascinating linguistic phenomenon known as The Great Vowel Shift. This shift was a series of changes in the pronunciation of the English language that occurred between the 14th and 18th centuries. One of the most well known examples of this shift is the transformation of the Middle English word dālen into the Modern English word deal. But what exactly is The Great Vowel Shift, and why did it happen? Well, it all comes down to how the English language was...