Monophthong (definition)

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

• Diphthong (definition)
• Vowel (definition)

External Links

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

• http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Monophthong.htm

• http://www.viswiki.com/en/Monophthong

References

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