dipthongs
DESCRIPTION
DIPHTHONGS AND TRIPHTHONGS / ɪə/ The glide begins between the half close and front position and moves in the direction of / ə/. The lips are neutral. / ʊə/ The glide begins between the half close and back position and moves in the direction of / ə/. The lips are weakly rounded for the first element and neutrally spread for the second. CENTRING DIPHTHONGSTRANSCRIPT
DIPHTHONGS AND TRIPHTHONGS
DIPHTHONGS
CENTRING DIPHTHONGS
/ ɪə /The glide begins between the half close and front position and moves in the direction of / ə /. The lips are neutral.
/ eə /The glide begins near the close-mid front position and moves in the direction of / ə /. The tip of the tongue is touching or nearly touching the lower front teeth. The lips are neutral.
/ ʊə /The glide begins between the half close and back position and moves in the direction of / ə /. The lips are weakly rounded for the first element and neutrally spread for the second.
CLOSING DIPHTHONGS
/ eɪ /The glide begins near the close-mid front position and moves in the direction of / ɪ /, with a slight closing movement of the lower jaw. The lips are spread.
/ aɪ /The glide begins near the front open position and moves in the direction of / ɪ /, with a slight closing movement of the lower jaw. The lips change from neutral to loosely spread position.
/ ɔɪ /The glide begins between the open-mid and open back position and moves to / ɪ /. The lips are rounded for the first element and neutral for the second.
/əʊ/The glide begins near the mid central position and moves in the direction of /ʊ/. The lips change from neutral to weakly rounded position.
/aʊ/The glide begins near the back open position and moves in the direction of /ʊ/. The lips change from neutral to weakly rounded position.
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