Assertion: diphthong | /r/HasProperty | complex sound
Facets:
value: as in boy
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: A diphthong is a complex sound made by gliding from one vowel sound to another within the same syllable, as in boy and out.
text: The understanding I have about French is that either French has diphthongs (i.e. complex nuclei) or it has vowel + semivowel combinations.
text: A diphthong is a complex speech sound or glide that begins with one vowel and gradually changes to another vowel within the same syllable.
text: As naughty as the term may sound, diphthongs are actually complex and compound vowels.