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| − | A monophthong is a vowel with no discernable shift in the vowel space within a syllable. This contrasts with diphthongs, which are combinations of two vowels in a single syllable. | + | A monophthong is a vowel with no discernable shift in the vowel space within a syllable. In other words, a simple vowel. This contrasts with diphthongs, which are combinations of two vowels in a single syllable. |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | *http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Monophthong.htm | |
| + | The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful! | ||
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monophthong | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monophthong | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | *Crystal, | + | *Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. |
| + | *Matthews, P. H. (1997) ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press. | ||
[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Phonology]] | [[Category: Phonology]] | ||
[[Category: Phonetics]] | [[Category: Phonetics]] | ||
Revision as of 06:36, 15 June 2012
A monophthong is a vowel with no discernable shift in the vowel space within a syllable. In other words, a simple vowel. This contrasts with diphthongs, which are combinations of two vowels in a single syllable.
See Also
External Links
The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
References
- Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
