Main Theoretical Concepts:
A diphthong is a vowel sound in the pronunciation of which the organs of speech start in the position of one vowel and glide gradually in the direction of another vowel, full formation of which is not accomplished. It is a complex sound consisting of two vowel elements pronounced so as to form a single syllable. The first element of the English diphthong is called the nucleus. It is strong, clear, distinct. The second element is called the glide. It is rather weak.
There are eight diphthongs in English. They are divided according to the glide. There are:
1) three diphthongs with a glide towards [ɪ]: [eɪ, ai, ɔɪ];
2) two diphthongs with a glide towards [ʊ]: [ǝʊ, aʊ];
3) three diphthongs with the glide towards [ǝ]: [ɪǝ, eǝ, ʊǝ].
The vowels in the articulation of which the organs of speech change their position but very slightly are called diphthongized vowels or diphthongoids: [iː, uː].
Sound [e]
One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow.
One man and his dog went to mow a meadow.
Two men went to mow, went to mow a meadow.
Two men, one man and his dog went to mow a meadow.
Get ten eggs ready for breakfast.
Graphic equivalents of the sound [e]
e red [red]
ea bread [bred]
eo jeopardy ['ʤepǝdɪ] опасность
ei leisure ['leʒ∂]
ie friend [frend]
ai said [sed]
ay says [sez]
a any ['enI]
u bury ['berI]
ee threepenny [‘θrepǝnɪ]
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