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English Diphthongs

English Diphthongs. δι - ϕθογγος di-phthong .... fþong. English Diphthongs. “pure” vowels diphthongs. English Diphthongs. tendency for “pure” TENSE vowels to diphthongalize . CLOSE (HIGH. FRONT. BACK. OPEN (LOW). 1 Rising to KIT. 2 Rising to FOOT. 3 Centring to Schwa. -air- fair

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English Diphthongs

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  1. English Diphthongs δι-ϕθογγοςdi-phthong .... fþong

  2. English Diphthongs • “pure” vowelsdiphthongs

  3. English Diphthongs • tendency for “pure” TENSE vowels to diphthongalize ...

  4. CLOSE (HIGH FRONT BACK OPEN (LOW)

  5. 1 Rising to KIT

  6. 2 Rising to FOOT

  7. 3 Centring to Schwa

  8. -air- fair chair stair cairn -are- fare care mare stare SQUARE words are spelled

  9. -eer- beer engineer queer -ier- fierce pier NEAR words are spelled

  10. SQUARE bear pear wear heir their where there they’re NEAR fear clear rear weir here we’re idea hero But words spelled with -ear-, –ere-, -eir- are variable -

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