- A
monophthong (/ˈmɒnəfθɒŋ, ˈmɒnəp-/ MON-əf-thong, MON-əp-; from
Ancient Gr**** μονόφθογγος (monóphthongos) 'one sound', from μόνος (mónos) 'single' and...
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Monophthongization is a
sound change by
which a
diphthong becomes a
monophthong, a type of
vowel shift. It is also
known as ungliding, as
diphthongs are...
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single vowel sound. For instance, in English, the word ah is
spoken as a
monophthong (/ɑː/),
while the word ow is
spoken as a
diphthong in most varieties...
- this
variety are phonetic. In
Quechua Ancash-Huailas a
phenomenon of
monophthongation of
syllables with
semiconsonants in coda is present: "aw" is often...
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Monophthongization of
diphthongs is a Proto-Slavic
sound change in
which diphthongs turn into vowels. It is one of the key
events in the
chronology of...
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whose quality does not
change throughout the
vowel is
called a
monophthong.
Monophthongs are
sometimes called "pure" or "stable" vowels. A
vowel sound...
- breaking,
vowel fracture, or
diphthongization is the
sound change of a
monophthong into a
diphthong or triphthong.
Vowel breaking may be
unconditioned or...
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native speakers. It uses the
Latin writing system. The
language features monophthong, diphthong, and
triphthong vowels.
Waris is
spoken by
about 2,500 people...
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southern portion of the
eastern ridges and lowlands. The
appearance of
monophthongs in this
region is
sometimes attributed to the high
degree of Scandinavian...
- from the 1930s.
Pronunciation can be
reduced and both
vowels may
become monophthongs.
There is a
difference in
meaning between stress on
first or last syllable...