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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

/ɔɪ/ sound

The diphthong /??/ which is made of two vowels /?:/ + /i:/, i dont actually hear the /i:/ sound in the pronunciation. I hear more like /?:/ + /j/ sounds. Is this correct please?
  

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Anonymous i dont actually hear the /i:/ sound in the pronunciation. :/ + /j/ sounds In what word?

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  • Anonymous i dont actually hear the /i:/ sound in the pronunciation.
  • :/ + /j/ sounds In what word?
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Anonymousi dont actually hear the /i:/ sound in the pronunciation. I hear more like /?:/ + /j/ sounds
In what word?
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In the words boy, noisy, choice and joy.
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Then I'd say it sounds like /?i/ to me.
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So you hear /?:/ + /j/ sounds, vowel + consonant?
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No, I hear the diphthong.
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AnonymousThe diphthong /??/ which is made of two vowels /?:/ + /i:/,
The diphthong is made up of a glide from /?/ to /i/, not from /?:/ to /i:/. If this diphthong is followed by vowel, many speakers of BrE will have a linking /j/.
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AnonymousI don't actually hear the /i:/ sound in the pronunciation.
I'd chalk it up to transcription preferences. There isn't that much difference between [??] and [?j]. The second vowel of a diphthong is always relatively weak. You may think of them as allophones of /??/ if you
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fivejedjon If this diphthong is followed by vowel, many speakers of BrE will have a linking /j/.
Thanks, good reply.
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