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- this is a phonetic term that is used to refer to a transitional sound that is produced as the vocal organs switch form pronouncing one pronunciation to another. Diphthongs are sometimes seen as “gliding vowels.” 
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==References==
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Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
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- this is a phonetic term that is used to refer to a transitional sound that is produced as the vocal organs switch form pronouncing one pronunciation to another. Diphthongs are sometimes seen as “gliding vowels.”

References

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