diphthong in English

noun
1
a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin , loud , and side ).
The language has a musical quality and employs a great number of diphthongs and other vowel combinations.

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1. Is a diphthong , and therefore is not divided.

2. What does Bivocal mean? A diphthong

3. A diphthong is a vowel made up of two sounds.

4. Also, all vowel and diphthong sounds in English are voiced.

5. The fifth chapter discusses the different historical origin of the diphthong in East Asia.

6. The [ju:] diphthong. This combines the y, y, uh-y, Y consonant sound with the oo, closed oo.

7. It is difficult to synthesize the sonant in the speech synthesis especially in the synthesizing diphthong in speech synthesis.

8. Bivocal: A coalition or union of two vowels pronounced in one syllable; a diphthong: as ai in ‘rain,’ oi in ‘noise,’ etc.

9. Either of two marks used In Greek to Indicate aspiration of an Initial vowel or diphthong (') or the absence of such aspiration (?).

10. The duration radio of each is influenced neither by English nor Chinese diphthongs. The duration pattern of each English diphthong produced by PTHS shows a unique characteristic.

11. The Croatian language uses a Latin script of 30 letters and one diphthong "ie" or "ije", and "ŕ"

12. This month Boyun the chirp sends out diphthong, this time we duplicate him "the chirp" to make the response, and " converses " with lip shape must obviously and her.

13. Apothegm (n.) "short, pithy, instructive saying," 1550s, from Greek apophthegma "terse, pointed saying," literally "something clearly spoken," from apophthengesthai "to speak one's opinion plainly," from apo "from" (see apo-) + phthengesthai "to utter" (see diphthong)

14. Strange Ablauts and neglected sound changes in Proto-Indo-European1 Abstract This article is a study of "aberrant" ablaut types in Proto-Indo-Eu- ropean, including non-ablauting long vocalism; particular emphasis, however, is placed on alternations exemplified by the so-called "long- diphthong bases" - because of the aura of controversy that has always surrounded them and the lively interest