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SOURCE
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CHANGE
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/o/ Spelling: o, oo, ou, ov, ow, oa, ough, ovgh oar Mid, back, tense rounded vowel. Vowel of PDE boat. SOUND |
CHANGE
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REFLEX
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ME /ô:/  |
Great
Vowel Shift |
>>>>
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PDE
/o/ |
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| ME
/ô/ |
Influence
of /l/ |
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| ME
/o/ |
Influence
of /r/ |
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| ME
/ôu/ |
Smoothing
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| ME
/ô/
+ ME /h/ |
Compensatory
lengthening
+ Great Vowel Shift |