Definition of Monophthongs. Meaning of Monophthongs. Synonyms of Monophthongs

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Definition of Monophthongs

Monophthong
Monophthong Mon"oph*thong, n. [Gr. ? with one sound; mo`nos alone + ? sound, voice.] 1. A single uncompounded vowel sound. 2. A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.

Meaning of Monophthongs from wikipedia

- vowel. The conversions of monophthongs to diphthongs (diphthongization), and of diphthongs to monophthongs (monophthongization), are major elements of language...
- undergone monophthongization, digraphs that formerly represented diphthongs now represent monophthongs. The opposite of monophthongization is vowel breaking...
- whose quality does not change throughout the vowel is called a monophthong. Monophthongs are sometimes called "pure" or "stable" vowels. A vowel sound...
- Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), monophthongs are transcribed with one symbol, as in English sun [sʌn], in which ⟨ʌ⟩ represents a monophthong. Diphthongs are transcribed...
- and several other British dialects. The vowel in SQUARE is a steady monophthong [eː], significantly raised well above open-mid, which is the common realisation...
- Wisconsin outside of the eastern ridges and lowlands. The appearance of monophthongs in this region is sometimes attributed to the high degree of Scandinavian...
- vowel /ɛː/, as explained above. /ɪə/ is increasingly pronounced as a monophthong [ɪː], although without merging with any existing vowels. The diphthong...
- the monophthongs /a ɛ ɔ œ/ become certain diphthongs [au ei ou œy], and the mid-close monophthongs /ɪ ʏ/ become corresponding close monophthongs [i u]...
- Look up Patsho Khiamniungan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Patsho Khiamniungan is a language spoken in Noklak District in Nagaland, India. The language...
- the latter. Wadiyari possesses eight distinct oral monophthongs coupled with five nasal monophthongs, in addition to five oral diphthongs and two contrastive...