... following table exemplifies the approximate pronunciation of Chaucer's vowels and diphthongs (Baugh, 12): Sound Pronunciation Spelling Examples like a in father a, aa fader, caas a like a in what a what z like a in mate e, ee swete, neede like e in there e, ee bere, heeth e like e in met e hem ә like a in about e yonge like i in machine i,y blithe, nyce i like i in bit I, y list, nyste ọ like o in ... What is mostly seen in Chaucer's literature is that Chaucer writes about the people and situations in his society at his time. In the Canterbury Tales, Damrosch talks about the poem being...

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