- 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...