Monophthong (definition)

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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.

See Also

External Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monophthong

References

Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell..

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