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A monophthong is a vowel with no discernible shift in the vowel space; in other words, a simple vowel. These contrast with diphthongs, which are perceived as single syllables despite their being a combination of two vowels. English monophthongs include: | A monophthong is a vowel with no discernible shift in the vowel space; in other words, a simple vowel. These contrast with diphthongs, which are perceived as single syllables despite their being a combination of two vowels. English monophthongs include: | ||
| − | + | # /i/ as in ''bean'' | |
| − | + | # /ɪ/ as in ''bin'' | |
| − | + | # /e/ as in ''bane'' | |
| − | + | # /ɛ/ as in ''been'' | |
| − | + | # /æ/ as in ''bat'' | |
| − | + | # /ə, ʌ/ as in ''but'' | |
| − | + | # /ɑ/ as in ''bought'' | |
| − | + | # /ɔ/ as in ''bore'' | |
| − | + | # /ʊ/ as in ''book'' | |
| − | + | # /u/ as in ''boot'' | |
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A monophthong is a vowel with no discernible shift in the vowel space; in other words, a simple vowel. These contrast with diphthongs, which are perceived as single syllables despite their being a combination of two vowels. English monophthongs include:
- /i/ as in bean
- /ɪ/ as in bin
- /e/ as in bane
- /ɛ/ as in been
- /æ/ as in bat
- /ə, ʌ/ as in but
- /ɑ/ as in bought
- /ɔ/ as in bore
- /ʊ/ as in book
- /u/ as in boot
For more information on the monophthongs included in the Gaelic phoneme inventory see Sounds of Scottish Gaelic.
See Also
External Links
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.
