Abstract 0. Introduction 1. Framework: Dispersion in Optimality Theory 2. The chain shift of the long vowels: against the drag chain hypothesis 3. A constraint-based analysis 3.1. The trigger of the change 3.2. Dispersion and pattern evaluation 3.3. Diphthongization: Minimum distance 3.4. An account of more recent changes: a different ranking 4. Summary References
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Great Vowel Shiftmiddle EnglishOptimalityDispersion