Editing Vowel (section)

===Shifts===
The differences in pronunciation of vowel letters between English and its related languages can be accounted for by the [[Great Vowel Shift]]. After printing was introduced to England, and therefore after spelling was more or less standardized, a series of dramatic changes in the pronunciation of the vowel phonemes occurred, and continued into recent centuries, but were not reflected in the spelling system. This has led to numerous inconsistencies in the spelling of English vowel sounds and the pronunciation of English vowel letters (and to the mispronunciation of foreign words and names by speakers of English).