Definition of Monophthongization. Meaning of Monophthongization. Synonyms of Monophthongization

- 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...
- vowel. The conversions of monophthongs to diphthongs (diphthongization), and of diphthongs to monophthongs (monophthongization), are major elements of language...
- diphthongs and monophthongs. Vowel breaking or diphthongization is a vowel shift in which a monophthong becomes a diphthong. Monophthongization or smoothing...
- breaking, vowel fracture, or diphthongization is the sound change of a monophthong into a diphthong or triphthong. Vowel breaking may be unconditioned or...
- following: The Old Norse diphthongs /au/, /ei/, and /øy/ have experienced monophthongization in certain dialects of modern Norwegian. This shift originated in...
- Shevelov dates the monophthongization of diphthongs to the 5th – 7th century AD. Zdzisław Stieber dates the monophthongization of diphthongs to the...
- Vowel fronting clearly preceded monophthongization, in that the outputs *Jei, *Jeu were later affected by monophthongization just as original *ei, *eu were...
- native speakers. It uses the Latin writing system. The language features monophthong, diphthong, and triphthong vowels. Waris is spoken by about 2,500 people...
- replacement of the pitch accent system by a stress accent system, and the monophthongization of several diphthongs: The ancient distinction between long and short...
- German include: Monophthongization: Compared to Standard German and to other Bavarian dialects, diphthongs are often monophthongized, (somewhat similar...