The Peripatetic History of Middle English *ѓթ 33unless this system in fact reÀ ected a near merger of ܭࡃ/ܭࡂ HEAP/SPEAK with
ۘ /æj NAME/DAY. In any case, we prefer to interpret the apparent atypical-
ity of the ۘ /æj NAME/DAY merger in the Southeast as reÀ ecting the late
spread of this change from the West Riding of Yorkshire to the Southeast.
Figure 1.5 Geographic extent of NAME/DAY and SPEAK/HEAP/FEED mergers,
in SED. Key: horizontal stripes indicate that NAME is merged with DAY;
vertical stripes, that SPEAK/HEAP is merged with FEED; and cross-
hatching, that both mergers occurred.