Eɪ aɪ ɔɪ 3.

Example of closing diphthongs. From a half-close vowel to a close one such as eÉ as in d ay. And usually includes the letters i igh and y. For example a careful pronunciation of the word hour begins with a vowel quality similar to ɑ goes on to ʊ then ends in ə.

ɪə eə ʊə Closing diphthong 2. Diphthongs can also be referred to as narrow or wide. Two 2 ending in ʊ.

English triphthongs are composed of five closing diphthongs with ə added on the end as discussed below. Wide diphthongs show a larger movement eg. Three 3 ending in ə.

Sylvia Chalker Edmund Weiner. E ə æ ɑ ɔ. The New Yorker accent for example tends to add extra diphthongs to words like dog.

People are triphthongs is all three distinct sounds are called triphthong is possible triphthongs can. Where the single O vowel is pronounced as a diphthong similar to the word aw. My cry light like.

They glide or move towards two hosting pure vowels namely. Three 3 ending in ɪ. It is not mentioned whether the diphthongs in the example are rising or falling but they are all wide.