Assertion: diphthong | /r/HasProperty | sound
Facets:
value: in one syllable
type: OTHER
value: in the pronunciation of the letter
type: OTHER
value: in the word fame
type: OTHER
value: technically
type: MANNER
value: in simplified terms
type: MANNER
value: exclusively
type: DEGREE
value: together
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: A diphthong is a sound made by combining two vowels, specifically when it starts as one vowel sound and goes to another, like the oy sound in oil.
text: A diphthong (Greek di, two + phthongos, sound, voice) is a combination of two vowels that blend and are sounded together.
text: The main difference between vowels and diphthongs, without being too technical, is that diphthongs are exclusively sounds whereas vowels, although they are also sounds, are also specific letters of the alphabet from which those familiar sound combinations originate.
text: Technically, a diphthong is such a sound that consists of two vowels, and a triphthong is such a sound that consists of three vowels.
text: A diphthong is a sound where two or three vowel sounds are strung together and considered as one sound.
text: A diphthong is a sound formed by combining two vowels in a single syllable.
text: Based on that definition, we know that a diphthong is a sound that combines two vowel sounds.
text: For the non-linguists out there, a diphthong is, in simplified terms, a sound made by gliding from one vowel sound to another within a single syllable.
text: A diphthong is a sound that’s made up of two distinct vowel
text: A diphthong is a sound where two or three vowel sounds are strung together and considered as one sound.
text: A diphthong (/ˈdɪfθɒŋg/) is a sound that moves from one vowel sound to another.
text: Diphthong: a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves towards another.
text: Other diphthongs in Standard English are the ei sound in the word fame or the pronunciation of the letter a, and the ou sound in the word phone.
text: The main difference between vowels and diphthongs, without being too technical, is that diphthongs are exclusively sounds whereas vowels, although they are also sounds, are also specific letters of the alphabet from which those familiar sound combinations originate.
text: Diphthongs are sounds.
text: Diphthongs are the sounds represented by the symbols in red.
text: The diphthong ae'' is sounded like ''?'' (§7); that is, it has the sound of ''ey'' in ''they .
text: The diphthong ae'' is sounded like ''?'' (§7); that is, it has the sound of ''ey'' in ''they .
text: The diphthong ae'' is sounded like ''?'' (§7); that is, it has the sound of ''ey'' in ''they .
text: The diphthong ae'' is sounded like ''?'' (§7); that is, it has the sound of ''ey'' in ''they .
text: A diphthong is two vowel sounds in one syllable.
text: Diphthongs are long vowel sounds that start in one position of the mouth and end in another within the same syllable.
text: A diphthong is two vowel sounds in one syllable.