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Monophthong
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A monophthong (/ˈmɒnəfθɒŋg/) is a "pure" vowel sound, that stays the same for all of its length.
Contrast diphthong and triphthong.
Monophthongs in English[edit | edit source]
- Short monophthongs
- /æ/ as in "trap,” so-called “short a”
- /e/ as in "let,” so-called “short e”
- /ɪ/ as in "kit,” so-called “short i”
- /ɒ/ as in "hot,” so-called “short o”
- /ʌ/ as in “but,” so-called “short u”
- /ʊ/ as in “book,” so-called “short oo”
- Long monophthongs
- /ɔː/ as in "law"
- /ɑː/ as in “car"
- /ɜː/ as in "nurse"
Most linguists agree that /iː/ as in “feet" or /uː/ as in “cool" are actually diphthongs, because they do not end with the exactly same vowel as they begin. In the notation of Geoff Lindsey for Southern British English they are [ɪj] and [ʉw].[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Geoff Lindsey, The British English vowel system, 8 March 2012.
