试题题干
Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. If you think a statement is false, you must explain why you think so and give the correct version.
The Great Vowel Shift did not lead to the discrepancies between the pronunciation and the spelling system of Modern English.
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试题解析
本题考查元音大转移的作用。
元音大转移导致了现代英语语音和拼写系统之间的主要差异,因为现代英语的拼写系统仍然反映了在元音大迁徙发生之前单词的拼写方式。
而题干说元音的巨大变化并没有导致现代英语的发音和拼写系统之间的差异。所以这种说法是错误的。