| 单词 | diphthong |
| 例句 | Even the big diphthongs that my grandfather’s years in the States had tamped down swelled back to their former glory in this company. Witnessing the Moon Landing in Ireland, at the Start of the Troubles 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z These lines, for example, seem to evoke a police raid on a Vampire Weekend karaoke contest: Duke seizes Florence & the diphthong town, Quite a surprise to young fops & leeches. Books of The Times: Prophecies by Nostradamus and Climate Central 2012-07-23T20:56:24Z I begin by pronouncing words with vowels of the long and short variety, then diphthongs, before moving on to consonants, including plosives and fricatives. The rise of ‘accent softening’: why more and more people are changing their voices 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Pinsky is also a great jokester, a lover of puns, a supreme ironist and a serious carnivore, a lover of the meaty consonants and diphthongs of that Anglo-Teutonic goulash we call English. Opera With Atmosphere of Brave New World 2010-10-04T12:00:00Z He erodes consonants, turns simple vowels into unpredictable diphthongs, and takes each new sentence as an opportunity for rococo improvisation. Tracy Morgan Turns the Drama of His Life Into Comedy 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Some aspects of the pronunciation, such as the diphthong in words like "fight", are becoming more marked. Are these the most endangered accents of English? 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z Note 1.—In diphthongs with a long vowel ι is subscribed. A Greek Primer For Beginners in New Testament Greek 2012-03-30T02:00:17.703Z A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Then some of the long vowels and diphthongs will require investigation. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z Synizesis, sin-i-zē′sis, n. the union into one syllable of two vowels incapable of forming a diphthong: closure of the pupil of the eye, with loss of sight. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z But these surmises have nothing but textual references to recommend them, and are only a little more probable than that which would make him an Asturian because he does not employ the diphthong ue. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z There are as many syllables in a word as there are separate vowels and diphthongs. A Greek Primer For Beginners in New Testament Greek 2012-03-30T02:00:17.703Z As we have seen, in Boeotia the vowels and diphthongs began to pass into the characteristic sounds of modern Greek four centuries before Christ. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z From vowels he proceeds to the diphthong, where he animadverts on the abuse of the w for the u. Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters 2011-11-16T03:00:25.713Z A third mode of representing the relations of grammar is by the symbolic use of vowels and diphthongs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z In a similar way, the diphthongs ei and ai are not universally distinguished. Little Man's Family pre-primer 2011-10-25T02:00:24.010Z It might be mentioned that, in Modern High German, these new diphthongs are neither in spelling nor in educated pronunciation distinguished from the older ones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Before a following vowel the diphthong was divided between the two syllables, the ι or υ forming a consonant at the beginning of the second syllable, which ultimately disappeared. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Y also went by the board, i taking its place, where used singly, and two vowels, where used as a diphthong. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z But the most striking instance of vowel mispronunciation occurs in respect of the diphthong "ow." The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z If a short vowel or n, both elements of a long vowel or a diphthong are marked thus the tone indicated is high. Little Man's Family pre-primer 2011-10-25T02:00:24.010Z The aspiration of two vowels to be a diphthong. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z The only dialect which kept the whole diphthong in one syllable was Aeolic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The next step is to learn the diphthongs, that is, the proper—which I consider the only—diphthongs. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z According to Drant's system, the quantity of English words was to be regulated entirely by the laws of Latin prosody,—by position, diphthong, and the like. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z If only the first element of a long vowel or diphthong is marked the tone is falling from high, and if only the last element is marked the tone is rising from low. Little Man's Family pre-primer 2011-10-25T02:00:24.010Z Incorrectly placed breathings and diacritics on diphthongs in the Greek text have been correctly placed. The Preface to the Aeneis of Virgil (1718) 2011-05-19T02:00:05.527Z The long diphthongs, except at the ends of words, were shortened in Attic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z This same diphthong is also written with the Greek y,—in my, thy, cry, try, fry, wry, fly, ply, asylum, dynasty, petrify, signify, vilify, vivify, simplify, rectify, edify, notify, &c. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z In uttering a proper diphthong both vowels are pronounced; the sound is not simple, but the two sounds are so blended as to be considered as forming one syllable, as in void, bough. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z When a vowel, diphthong or n is unmarked the tone is low. Little Man's Family pre-primer 2011-10-25T02:00:24.010Z Superficially, however, the resemblance is somewhat obscured by the difference in phonetics, for Lappish has an extraordinary fondness for diphthongs and also an unusually ample provision of consonants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z The conventional English pronunciation follows the Latin form and pronounces all vowels and diphthongs as in English, except that E is always pronounced, and never used merely to lengthen a previous vowel: e.g., Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z There is no propriety in calling au a diphthong, as it is one sound, and not two sounds. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z The term improper diphthong is applied to the union in one syllable of two or more vowels of which only one is sounded, as in bean. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z There are six diphthongs, expressed by an unnecessarily complicated notation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z English writers generally express the Arabic vowels and diphthongs by their nearest Italian equivalents. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments Vowels as in Gaelic, but note that there are strictly no diphthongs in Welsh, in combinations of vowels each is given its own sound. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race As now used it has fourteen characters for the vowels and diphthongs, and thirty-three for the consonants, besides two other symbols. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Already in Gaulish the I. E. diphthongs show a tendency to become simple long vowels and the latter are treated differently by Goidelic and Brythonic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The possessive case, diphthongs, slang words, abbreviations, and contractions are not allowable. Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895 Use no diphthongs when they can be avoided. The Style Book of The Detroit News In Phonology fifty different sounds are recognized, including simple and compound consonants, the vowels in different quantities, and the diphthongs. First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1879-1880, Government Printing Office 1881 Anglo-Saxon diphthongs are written as eá, eó with stress on second vowel. The Lay of Havelok the Dane The diphthongs ai and au are pronounced severally like i in rise and ou in our. The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa “Do you believe that he will receive my letter?” observe that in the former word the diphthong is ie, and in the latter ei. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected Welsh diphthongs are much more numerous than English. Notes and Queries, Number 238, May 20, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The diphthongs, long and short, have the stress upon the first vowel. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Which he had, as I learned very soon after he opened upon me in a clear, sonorous voice that rolled the r's and beat like a flail on the labials and diphthongs. Aliens Whether the Son was similar to the substance of the Father, or of the same substance, depended on the diphthong oi, which was alternately rejected and received. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 The English language has all the pure vowels and vocal consonants of the Italian; and, besides, it is full of rich elements, mixed vowels, diphthongs and an army of vigorous aspirates. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation Thus, if I wish the diphthong ou to have its proper value, I may write oor instead of our; many have done so and lived, and the pillars of the universe remained unshaken. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) Any initial vowel or diphthong may alliterate with any other initial vowel or diphthong; but a consonant requires the same consonant, except st, sp, and sc, each of which alliterates only with itself. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Greek diacritics were consistently printed over the first vowel of an initial diphthong. Democritus Platonissans The human diphthong, Smith female + Brown male, is called Brown only. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue That is, in pronouncing a diphthong the sound of each of its elements was distinctly heard, though pronounced in the time of one syllable. Latin Pronunciation A Short Exposition of the Roman Method In these the two first vowels have the same sounds and powers as when they form a diphthong. Elements of Gaelic Grammar The French word roi, and the English words oil, house, are specimens of a fresh class of articulations; viz., of compound vowel sounds or diphthongs. A Handbook of the English Language Monosyllables ending in 'r' or 're,' preceded by a long vowel or diphthong, are often pronounced as dissyllabic. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar A diphthong is the sound of two vowels in one syllable. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue With this preliminary observation we may proceed to the discussion of the several diphthongs. Latin Pronunciation A Short Exposition of the Roman Method This has been made sufficiently clear in treating of the vowels and diphthongs separately. Elements of Gaelic Grammar The diphthongs in English are four; ow as in house, ew as in new, oi as in oil, i as in bite, fight. A Handbook of the English Language "Well, diphthong, or not diphthong," sang the old hen, picking up a small pebble, and swallowing it, "he is big, and he wears a pair of frightfully long spurs." Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young Two vowels together must never be sounded as a diphthong, and a long vowel counts for two syllables, likewise a final "n", and the consonant "m" in some cases. Japanese Prints Eu remained a true diphthong with more stress upon the second element than upon the first. Latin Pronunciation A Short Exposition of the Roman Method This, altered to y, coalesces with a preposition ending in a vowel, forming a diphthong, which is written with an apostrophe between the two vowels. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The diphthong ew is a sample of what may be called an unsteady or unstable combination. A Handbook of the English Language The pronunciation is rendered difficult by its numerous diphthongs. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 No word is allowed more than one consonant and one vowel,—the vowels including diphthongs and nasal vowels. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion But in words where oe is regularly written, it is to be pronounced as a true diphthong. Latin Pronunciation A Short Exposition of the Roman Method He could not reconcile this kind of diphthong living with his notions of piety. A Circuit Rider's Wife His heart was in the diphthong and anapest. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers The diphthongs in the following words are all that are in common use, viz.: toil, toy, sound, cow, peal, oil, audible, awning, say, seine, people, feud, obey, eschew, believe, loan, hoe, hue, juice. Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois And my next effort, "Plucrœs," he quashed, because he said that the implacable suspicion of the G.P.O. would be at once aroused by the diphthong. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-14 MHG. had the following simple vowels and diphthongs:— Short vowels a, ä, ë, e, i, o, u, ö, ü. A Middle High German Primer Third Edition Formation of the Third Conjugation and the Roots from Which the Tenses Are Formed The final syllables of the third conjugation are the diphthongs Ai, Oi, Vi. Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language Dreda looked for a moment over Mary’s shoulder, and beheld her writing a diphthong without so much as turning a hair. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story Of the capitals eight only, including two diphthongs are distinctively Saxon, the remaining eighteen letters being ordinary Roman; while in the lowercase there are twelve Saxon letters, as against fifteen of the Roman. A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 When the root ends in a single consonant preceded by a diphthong, or in more than one consonant preceded by a vowel, reject the e. Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. OHG. had the following short vowels, long vowels, and diphthongs:— Short Vowels a, e, ë, i, o, u. A Middle High German Primer Third Edition Herbert supposes the diphthongs to be "the first perhaps used in this kingdom." The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 The Tonics are the simple vowels and diphthongs. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 A consonant standing at the end of a word immediately after a diphthong or double vowel is never doubled. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric "More likely with a stringency on the last syllable of the diphthong," suggested Dr. Glueface. Skiddoo! The following are the MHG. equivalents of the above simple vowels and diphthongs in accented syllables:— 1. A Middle High German Primer Third Edition In the diphthongs ea, eo, and ie, the first element receives the stress; the second is pronounced very lightly. New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words This was too remarkable a word, too bristling with harsh blustering consonants, to baffle the detecting ear, as it might have done under any masquerading aura-textilis, or woven air of vowels and diphthongs. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg The a, in genuine Scottish words, except when forming a diphthong, or followed by an e mute after a single consonant, sounds generally like the broad English a in wall. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham In another month, they'd be as far as diphthongs and would be initiated into the mysteries of silent letters. Null-ABC We alone, for example, sound by a natural vowel that noble I, which other nations can only compass by diphthongs. On the Art of Writing Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913-1914 In Greek words, as in Latin, there are always as many syllables as there are vowels and diphthongs. New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words However, as a rule I have adopted a shortened diphthong, to avoid giving the single letter "o" two syllables. Bearslayer A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse The Scottish diphthong ae always, and ea very often, sound like the French e masculine. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham It is curious that the close o is heard only in the infrequent diphthong óu, or as an obscured, unaccented final. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence Two letters forming a diphthong or digraph are not to be separated. Division of Words Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation For instance, there are only five full vowels and three1 diphthongs, which can be explained to every speaker in terms of his own language. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar Apropos of that—we have a 'diphthong' also in this part of the world—not a Greek, but a Spanish one—do you understand me?—which is about to blow up the whole alphabet. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals The pedant stifles keen the Roman sound Not all his mongrel diphthongs can compound; And next the title following close behind, He to the nameless, ghastly wretch assign’d. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham Probably the most striking feature of the pronunciation is the unusual number of diphthongs and triphthongs, both ascending and descending. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence We have, therefore, twenty-six letters with which to express fifty or more sounds, not counting the digraphs and diphthongs. Division of Words Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation The vowel sounds are the most vexing source of errors, especially where diphthongs are found. The Art of Public Speaking In the Middle Ages the cedilla was commonly dropped, leaving the e plain; and so mostly it remained until the sixteenth century revived the diphthong, or at least the two double letters. The Age of Erasmus Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London Such differences are especially noticeable in the use of 2 vowels and diphthongs, and in the mode of intonation. English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day It is to be noted that u in a diphthong has the Italian sound, whereas when single it sounds as in French. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence Two vowels, or a vowel and a diphthong, coming together but sounded separately belong to separate syllables. Division of Words Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation A very few stems ending in a long vowel or a diphthong. New Latin Grammar When both vowels are sounded, the diphthong is called PROPER, because then it is really a DIPHTHONG, or double sound; that is, the sounds of the vowels unite; as, oi in oil; ou in sound. McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book The two latter diphthongs stood alone in never being shortened even when they were unstressed and followed by two consonants. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin The diphthong sound and the th appear frequently; as, 1. Notes and Queries, Number 55, November 16, 1850 How do we treat the parts of a diphthong or digraph? Division of Words Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation Final syllables ending in a vowel, a diphthong, or -m are regularly elided before a word beginning with a vowel or h. New Latin Grammar For u we often write w after a vowel, to make a diphthong; as, raw, grew, view, vow, flowing; lowness. A Grammar of the English Tongue The rule that overrode all others, though it has the exceptions given below, was that vowels and any other diphthongs than au and eu, if they were followed by two consonants, were pronounced short. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin If neither is marked, the two letters represent a diphthong. McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition How do we know whether or not these compounds are diphthongs or digraphs? Division of Words Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation There are as many syllables in a Latin word as there are separate vowels and diphthongs. New Latin Grammar E forms a diphthong with a, as near; with i, as deign, receive; and with u or w, as new, stew. A Grammar of the English Tongue Thus 'an�sthetic' is spelt with the Latin diphthong and the Latin c. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin It will be seen from the above, leaving out of consideration the diphthong ou and ai, that the character of a large number of the loanwords is Norse. Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch To separate two vowels which would otherwise form a diphthong. 1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading But if a diphthong precedes, or the accent is not on the last syllable, the consonant remains single; as, to toil, toiling; to offer, an offering; maid, maiden. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures E may be said to form a diphthong by reduplication, as agree, sleeping. A Grammar of the English Tongue In the pronunciation of Cato the stage regained the English diphthong in the mouth of Garrick, whose good sense was often in evidence. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Stoup has the Norse diphthong which has been simplified in Gael. stop. Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch As many as it has vowels or diphthongs sounded. 1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading A diphthong is the union of two vowels, pronounced by a single impulse of the voice; as oi in voice, ou in sound. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures It forms a diphthong only with e, as field, shield, which is sounded as the double ee; except friend, which is sounded as frĕnd. A Grammar of the English Tongue The combinations �, œ were no longer pronounced as diphthongs, but like the simple e. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin The diphthong, however, rather indicates that it comes from the Norse vb. Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch In five words—would they were a Siamese diphthong—he who hates is a fool. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I A proper diphthong has both the vowels sounded; as, ou in ounce. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures O coalesces into a diphthong with a, as moan, groan, approach: oa has the sound of o long. A Grammar of the English Tongue In disyllables the former vowel or diphthong, if followed immediately by another vowel or diphthong, had the quality, and if emphatic also the quality, of a long vowel. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin "Noise," again, is evidently of the same derivation, though from a dialect from which the modern German pronunciation of the diphthong is derived. Notes and Queries, Number 27, May 4, 1850 It followed from a determination to get at the real fact of who and what Jesus Christ is; and the two words, that differed by a diphthong, embodied diametrically opposite conceptions of him. The Jesus of History The improper diphthong, aa, has the short sound of a in Balaam, Canaan, Isaac; and the long sound of a in Baal, Gaal, Aaron. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures O is united to e in some words derived from Greek, as œconomy; but as being not an English diphthong, they are better written as they are sounded, with only e, economy. A Grammar of the English Tongue We have however fiat, and pius was pronounced exactly as we pronounce 'pious', while for a diphthong we may quote Shelley, Mid the mountains Euganean I stood listening to the paean. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin I will take first those cases in which something like the French sound has been preserved in certain single letters and diphthongs. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell A further trace of the difficulty in finding type is found in the signs for a, e, diphthong. Ten Reasons Proposed to His Adversaries for Disputation in the Name of the Faith and Presented to the Illustrious Members of Our Universities An improper diphthong has only one of the vowels sounded; as, oa in boat. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Y, when it follows a consonant, is a vowel; when it precedes either a vowel or a diphthong, is a consonant, as ye, young. A Grammar of the English Tongue All vowels are sounded as in French and Italian; and there are no diphthongs, every vowel being pronounced distinctly. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 495, June 25, 1831 Throughout these pages the vowels a, e, i, o, y, are supposed to be pronounced as in French, the diphthong ou as in the word you, the j always with the French sound. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 Then I had to pounce on him, and tell him it was Latin, as he might know by the diphthong. Us and the Bottleman The diphthong, ai, has the long sound of a; as in pail, sail; except in plaid, said, again, raillery, fountain, Britain, and some others. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures The vowels tend to become higher or lower, the diphthongs tend to coalesce into monophthongs, the voiceless consonants tend to become voiced, stops tend to become spirants. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech It would seem that hypochondria was then spoken, as hypocrisy still is, with the correct and pleasant short vowels of the Greek prefix, not as now with a long alien diphthong haipo-. Society for Pure English, Tract 03 (1920) A Few Practical Suggestions How many and what are the diphthongs in English? The Grammar of English Grammars When the last syllable has a long vowel or diphthong it stands on the syllable before the last. Greek in a Nutshell C has the sound of sh when followed by a diphthong, and is preceded by the accent, either primary or secondary; as in social, pronunciation, &c.; and of z in discern, sacrifice, sice, suffice. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures The resulting diphthong may be phonetically rendered au, though it too varies considerably according to dialect. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech Mackenzie has adopted the French orthography, giving the vowels, and some of the consonants and diphthongs, sounds very different from their English powers. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers How many and which of these are so variable in sound that they may be either proper or improper diphthongs? The Grammar of English Grammars The changes in the union of two vowels are various, depending upon their comparative strength, position, and relation to the long vowels, or diphthongs respectively. Greek in a Nutshell It has the sound of sh when preceded by the accent and another s or a liquid, and followed by a diphthong or long u; as in expulsion, censure. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures In connection with the other vowels it forms several digraphs and diphthongs. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section M, N, and O Thus, if I wish the diphthong OU to have its proper value, I may write OOR instead of OUR; many have done so and lived, and the pillars of the universe remained unshaken. Underwoods How many and what are the proper diphthongs? The Grammar of English Grammars In diphthongs the breathing and accent are written over the second vowel. Greek in a Nutshell S sounds like zh when preceded by the accent and a vowel, and followed by a diphthong or long u as in brasier, usual. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures It also enumerated diphthongs, and numerous difficult combinations of sounds. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 We have long since laid aside the Latin diphthongs æ and oe in common English words, and in some proper names tho not in all. The Columbiad How many and what are the improper diphthongs? The Grammar of English Grammars Verbs are classified in conjugation according to the radical letter following the root vowel, or diphthong, in the 1st pers. sing. Greek in a Nutshell Here it is the diphthongs that present the chief difficulty and call for the greatest care. The Roman Pronunciation of Latin Why we use it and how to use it The letter O in no, gold, &c., is sounded like aw in awful; I have therefore spelt it with this diphthong instead of a. The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire Throughout the whole of the period to which the work relates the symbols i and y, in particular, are constantly interchanged, whether they stand alone, or form parts of diphthongs. A Concise Dictionary of Middle English From A.D. 1150 to 1580 "The transition of the voice from one vowel of the diphthong to another." The Grammar of English Grammars And on account of the diphthong, grammarians do not derive it from liteh, which signifies prayers, but from public goods, which they call leita, so that leitourgeoh means, I attend to, I administer public goods. Apology of the Augsburg Confession In pronouncing diphthongs sound both vowels, but glide so rapidly from the first to the second as to offer to the ear but a single sound. The Roman Pronunciation of Latin Why we use it and how to use it But Ethel was sure that could not be, because there was no diphthong; and a fresh theory was just being started, when Blanche's head was thrust in to know what made them all so busy. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations But where a vowel ends a word the next begins either with a consonant or what is its equivalent; for our w and h aspirate, and our diphthongs, are plainly such. Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry This admission is made with respect to the vowels heard in ooze, eel, err, end, and in, which he calls, not diphthongs, but "monothongs." The Grammar of English Grammars She said "good murning" for "good morning," and turned other vowels to diphthongs, and played two or three pranks with her "r's." A Simpleton In the present compendium the chief points of divergence from the general American understanding of the ‘Roman’ method are in respect of the diphthong ae and the consonantal u. The Roman Pronunciation of Latin Why we use it and how to use it To master the alphabet should be the first step, whose vowels, diphthongs and consonants are the planets and shining Zodiac. The Light of Egypt; or, the science of the soul and the stars — Volume 2 Accents and diphthongs have also been left out. Dead Souls Dr. Lowth says, "Y is always a vowel," and "W is either a vowel or a diphthong." The Grammar of English Grammars And then you slur by dropping initial letters and diphthongs. Martin Eden A diphthong is two vowels joined in one syllable; as, ea in beat, ou in sound. The Grammar of English Grammars An improper diphthong is a diphthong in which only one of the vowels is sounded; as, oa in loaf, eo in people. The Grammar of English Grammars Sixty-four explanations of "the different sounds of the diphthongs." The Grammar of English Grammars Every vowel, except w, may form a syllable of itself; but the consonants belong to the vowels or diphthongs; and without a vowel no syllable can be formed. The Grammar of English Grammars But, according to Rule 1st, "Consonants should generally be joined to the vowels or diphthongs which they modify in utterance." The Grammar of English Grammars |
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