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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

diphthong

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01span00a vowel sound made by pronouncing two vowels quickly one after the other. For example, the vowel sound in 'main' is a diphthong.02span02br
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01span00The sounds of 02span01span00hate02span01span00, 02span01span00bee02span01span00, 02span01span00high02span01span00, 02span01span00bone02span01span00, 02span01span00few02span01span00, 02span01span00find02span01span00, are the basic diphthongs. The bold words in the following words are also diphthongs: m02span01b01span00a02span02b01span00ke, n02span01b01span00o02span02b01span00te, s02span01b01span00ure02span01span00.02span02b01span00 02span02br
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00According to the definition a diphthong consists of two vowels which are pronounced one after the other. I don't see any diphthongs in hate, bee, high, bone, few. This statement ''The bold words in the following words are also diphthongs: m01b00a02b00ke, n01b00o02b00te, s01b00ure02b00'' is also incorrect. The fact is the examples which seem incorrect to me have been copied from the dictionaries.0-
  

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02br 00There are a few posts on vowels on the forum, which you should search. 02br 00Note also the difference between a vowel (an invisible sound) and a vowel letter (a visible written mark). 02br 00CJ 0-

— CalifJim

  • 02br 00There are a few posts on vowels on the forum, which you should search.
  • 02br 00Note also the difference between a vowel (an invisible sound) and a vowel letter (a visible written mark).
  • 02br 00CJ 0-
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0No, that's not really a very satisfactory explanation of diphthongs!02br
00There are a few posts on vowels on the forum, which you should search. 02br
00Note also the difference between a vowel (an invisible sound) and a vowel letter (a visible written mark). 02br
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0 Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary:02br
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01span00diphthong:02span02br
01span00(phonetics) a combination of two vowel sounds or vowel letters02span02br
01span00monophthong:02span02br
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0 Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary:02br
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01span00diphthong:02span02br
01span00(phonetics) a combination of two 01b00vowel sounds or vowel letters02b02span02br
01span00monophthong:02s
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01cite10Jackson661212cite11span10diphthong:12span12br
11span10(phonetics) a combination of two 11b10vowel sounds or vowel letters12b12span12br
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0 Hi CB,02br
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00Do you mean that vowel ''a'' in 01i00gave02i00 is accounted for two vowel sounds.But how can one vowel letter stand for two vowel sounds? And thanks for the help. 0-
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0 English is not pronounced as it is written. 01i00Gave02i00 is pronounced [geɪv]. 02br
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0Hey CB, how about [gaɪv]? Seven, [aɪt], [noɪn], ten. 05002br
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00Hi Jackson, 02br
00vowel letters are A, E, I, O, U.02br
00Vowel sounds are all those sounds you use while speaking that are not consonants. The most common vowel sound in English is the schwa (IPA symbol: /ə/). IPA is the phonetic alphabet often used in phonetic transcriptions in d
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hey CB, how about [gaɪv]? Seven, [aɪt], [noɪn], ten. 15012br
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10Kooyeen, I think one can hear those pronunciations only in Italy and London.05102br
00Cheers 02br
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0Kooyeen, I'm watching AC Milan vs. Arsenal live on TV. No score so far and no diphthongs in the teams' names either.05000 Good football/soccer, fair play, not a single yellow card in the first half. I hope the best team wins! What's even better, it's on a wide screen! The first time an Italian TV company transmits the picture in that format to Finland!02br
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