5. Fill in the gaps:

ME [e:] EModE [ __ ] as in geese

ME [i:] EModE [ __ ] as in mice

ME [ɔ:] EModE [ __ ] as in stone

ME [ɑ:] EModE [ __ ] as in name

ME [u:] EModE [ __ ] as in mouse

ME [o:] EModE [ __ ] as in moon

ME [ɜ:] EModE [ __ ] as in sea

6. Fill in the gaps and note phonological changes from me to eModE.

ME → EModE → PDE

[ ] [ ] as in fellowship:['felau'Sip] [ ]

as in bowl: [bɔʊl

as in true: [triʊ]

as in beauty: [beʊte]

as in day: [dai]

as in fourth: [fɔʊrθ:]

as in make: [makə]

as in but:[bʊt]

as in well: [wɜl]

7. Read the text and note some phonological changes from ME to EModE and compare them to PDE; some words are marked.

Geoffrey Chaucer Canterbury Tales (1387- 1400)

Bifel that in that seasoun on a day

bi'fel ðat 'in ðat 'sɜ:zun 'ɔn a 'dai

(20) In Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay

In 'su:θwerk 'at ðə 'tabard 'az i:'lai

Redy to wenden on my pilgrimage

'rɜ:di tɔ: 'wendən 'ɔn mi: 'pilgri'ma:dʒə

To Caunterbury with ful deuout corage,

tɔ: 'kauntər'bri wiθ 'ful de'vu:t ku'ra:dʒ

At nyght were come into that hostelrye

At 'niXt wɜ:r 'kum in'tɔ: ðat 'hostel'rIə

Wel nyne and twenty in a compaignve

wel 'nin and 'twenti 'in a 'kumpai'nIə

(25) Of soundry folk, by autenture yfalle

Of 'sundri 'fɔlk bi: 'aventi'ur i'fallə

In felaweshipe, and pilgrymes were they alle

In 'felau'ʃip and 'pilgrimz 'wɜ:r ðai 'allə

That toward Canterbury wolden ryde.

ðat 'tɔ:ward 'kauntər'buri 'wɔldən 'ridə

The chambers and the stables were wyde

ðə 'tʃa:mbrəz 'and ðə 'sta:bləz 'wɜ:rən 'widə

And wel we weren esed atte beste

And 'wel wɜ: 'wɜ:rən 'ɜzəd 'attə 'bestə

(30) And shortly, whan the sonne was to reste,

And 'ʃortli 'wan ðə 'sunnə 'was tɔ: 'restə

So hadde I spoken with hem euerichon

sɔ: 'had i: 'spɔ:kən 'wið hem 'ɜvri'tSɔ:n

That I was of hir felawshipe anon,

ðat 'I waz 'ɔv hir 'felau'ʃip a'nɔ:n

And made forward erly for to ryse,

And 'ma:də 'forward 'ɜ:rli 'for tə 'rizə

To take oure wey ther as I yow deuyse.

tɔ: 'ta:k u:r 'wai 'ðɜ:r 'az i: 'ju: de'vizə

(35) But nathelees, whil I haue tyme and space,

But 'naðə'lɜ:s wi:l i: hav 'tim and spa:sə

Er that I ferther in this tale pace,

'ɜ:r ðat i: 'ferðər 'in ðis 'ta:lə 'pa:sə.

8.Fill in the gap and note some changes from me to eModE and compare them to pde.

ME EModE PDE

[______]→ [___________]→ [____________] day

[______]→ [___________]→ [____________] I

[______]→ [___________]→ [____________] lay

[______]→ [___________]→ [____________] take

[______]→ [___________]→ [____________] time

[______]→ [___________]→ [____________] space

[______]→ [___________]→ [____________] pace