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| − | A digraph is the combination of two symbols to represent a single sound. The [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] digraphs include [œ æ]. Digraphs are also represented in orthography, where two letters may be used to represent a single sound such as in ''shoot'', where ''sh'' is used for <nowiki> [ ʃ ]</nowiki>. | + | A digraph is the combination of two symbols to represent a single sound. The [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] digraphs include [œ æ]. Digraphs are also represented in orthography, where two letters may be used to represent a single sound such as in ''shoot'', where ''sh'' is used for <nowiki> [ ʃ ]</nowiki>. In Gaelic there are many diagraphs: |
| + | * "th", "sh" are used for /h/, | ||
| + | * "dh" and "gh" for either /j/ or /ɣ/ depending upon context, | ||
| + | *"ch" is used for /x/, | ||
| + | *"ph" for /f/, | ||
| + | *"bh" and "mh" are used for /v/ or /w/ depending upon context, | ||
| + | *"fh" is usually silent but is sometimes pronounced as /h/. | ||
| + | *"ao" is /ɯ/ | ||
| + | *"ae" is /æ/ | ||
| + | (and there are many others) | ||
| + | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Orthography]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digraph_(orthography) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:06, 13 November 2009
A digraph is the combination of two symbols to represent a single sound. The IPA digraphs include [œ æ]. Digraphs are also represented in orthography, where two letters may be used to represent a single sound such as in shoot, where sh is used for [ ʃ ]. In Gaelic there are many diagraphs:
- "th", "sh" are used for /h/,
- "dh" and "gh" for either /j/ or /ɣ/ depending upon context,
- "ch" is used for /x/,
- "ph" for /f/,
- "bh" and "mh" are used for /v/ or /w/ depending upon context,
- "fh" is usually silent but is sometimes pronounced as /h/.
- "ao" is /ɯ/
- "ae" is /æ/
(and there are many others)
See Also
External Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digraph_(orthography)
References
- Crystal,David (2008). A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics Sixth Edition. Blackwell Publinshing Ltd.
