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| − | A monophthong is a vowel with no discernable shift in the vowel space within a syllable. | + | 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. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monophthong | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | *Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.. | |
| − | Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell | ||
[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Phonology]] | [[Category: Phonology]] | ||
[[Category: Phonetics]] | [[Category: Phonetics]] | ||
Revision as of 23:03, 14 November 2009
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.
See Also
External Links
References
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell..
