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Monophthong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A monophthong (Greek μονόφθογγος, "monophthongos" = single note ) is a "pure" vowel sound, one whose articulation at both beginning and end is relatively fixed, and which does not glide up or down...
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A monophthong (pronounced "Mono-F-thong") is simply a vowel. The word monophthong comes from the old Greek language. Mono means one or single, and the -phthong means sound or tone, from the basic word phthalein, which means to speak, create sound with the voice.
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Monophthong English Vowel Monophthongs Sounds Diphthongs Sound Economy. ... Home > Monophthong ... A monophthong is a "pure" vowel sound, one whose articulation at both beginning and end is relatively fixed, and which does not glide up or down towards a new position of articulation; compare diphthong.
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monophthong. Dictionary terms for monophthong in English, English definition for monophthong, Thesaurus and Translations of monophthong to English, Chinese, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Russian, Korean, Turkish, Croatian, Serbian, Swedish. ... Define monophthong...
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1.2.1 Derived terms ... A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, ... Singular; monophthong...
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In the English language, there are in practice relatively few monophthongs. The position, beginnings, and endings of vowel articulation are perhaps the chief distinguishing feature among the various dialects of English; ... Monophthong: Encyclopedia BETA...
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Vietnamese monophthong vowel production by native speakers and American adult learners; M. Winna, A. Blodgettb, J. Baumanb, A. Bowlesb, L. Chartersb, A. Ryttingb and J. Shamoob aUniversity of Maryland College Park, Department of Hearing & Speech Sciences, 0100 Lefrak;
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Furthermore, during this process, the diphthong /oʊ/ has merged with the monophthong /ɔ/. This has resulted, relative to Midwestern American English, in two fewer diphthongs in Californian English but only one additional monophthong.
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monophthong = one sound. ETYM: gre: mono‑ μoνo‑ = one, alone. In greek phonetics: fast diphthongic utterances of modern greek ... Later, some of switched into one sound (monophthong). But they are still spelt with their two letters. Exceptions: see dialytics (umlaut). In erasmic they are still pronounced as diphthongs.
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Monophthong Monophthong m , -s, -e (Ling) monophthong ... Add your entry in the Collaborative Dictionary. ... Reverso offers you access to a german translation, definition and synonym dictionary for Monophthong and thousands of other words.
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