Explain
the nature of English diphthongs and lateral consonants. / What is diphthong?
Explain the classification of English diphthongs.
The word "diphthong" comes
from the Greek and means "two voices" or "two sounds."
In phonetics,
a diphthong is a vowel in which
there is a noticeable sound change within the same syllable. (A single or simple vowel is known as a monophthong.)
The process of moving from one vowel sound to another is called gliding, which
is why another name for a diphthong is a gliding vowel but they are also known
as compound vowels, complex vowels, or moving vowels.
The sound change that turns a single vowel into a
diphthong is called diphthongization. Diphthongs are sometimes referred to as
"long vowels" but this is misleading. While vowel sounds do change in
a diphthong, they do not necessarily take more time to say than a monophthong.
Diphthongs in American English
How
many diphthongs are there in the English language? It depends on which expert
you ask. Some sources cite eight, others as many as 10. Even syllables
containing a single vowel can contain a diphthong. The rule of thumb is: If the
sound moves, it’s a diphthong; if it's static, it’s a monophthong. Each of the
following diphthongs is represented by its phonetic symbol.........................
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