The last part of the unit will be dedicated to a discussion of the English triphthongs.

Examples of closing diphthongs. Closing diphthongClosing phaseCluster reductionClusterCoalescenceCoarticulationCochleaCodaCompactCompensatory lengtheningComplementary distributionComplex toneComplex waveCompound stress ruleCompound stressCompressionConditioning factorConductive hearing lossConnected speech. They are pronounced as follows. Eɪ aɪ ɔɪ 3.

Identify the other diphthongs in this paragraph. Beard weird fierce ear beer tear eə. A DIPHTHONG which glides towards a closer soundThis includes all the diphthongs ending in ɪ and ʊ and contrasts.

Aɪ as in sky buy cry tie. That is the tongue ends in the most neutral or central position in the mouth for example eÉ air. As in lire fire ɔɪ ə ɔɪə as in loyal royal əʊ ə əuə as in lower mower aʊ ə auə as in power hour.

Some examples of this type of diphthong are the following. Eɪ as in day pay say lay. Three 3 ending in ə.

Closing diphthongs in English. A diphthong consists of two vowels that produce but one sound. Centring diphthongs are those in which the second element is schwa.

ɪə eə ʊə Closing diphthong 2. English has 8 diphthongs. For the exception of the falling diphthongs most of the height and stress associated with the sound is concentrated on the 1st element the 2nd element being only lightly sounded 126.