And how do we know what it sounded like? Are we just guessing? I'm not being snarky, I just wonder. I always wondered during my linguistics classes when we discussed old English and the Great Vowel Shift, how do we know, really, what is sounded like? It's not like there were recordings. Except in clay pots.
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And how do we know what it sounded like? Are we just guessing? I'm not being snarky, I just wonder. I always wondered during my linguistics classes when we discussed old English and the Great Vowel Shift, how do we know, really, what is sounded like? It's not like there were recordings. Except in clay pots.