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- Detailed Description of Closing Diphthong sounds

gliding to //: (/e / - /a/ - //)-Occurrence

-Accented and unaccented positions

- Spelling and listening practice

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Closing Diphthongs gliding to //: /e, a, /

day

boy

die

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/e/ (way, say)

Description: The glide for /e/ starts from a

point just between half close and half open front

position, i.e., the RP /e/, and moves in the

direction of the RP //, (see the diagram). The

movement of the tongue is accompanied by a

slight closing movement of the lower jaw. The

lips are spread.

/e/e

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Occurrence: the diphthong sound /e/ occurs in both accented and

unaccented syllables.

Accented: favourafraid arrangeavailable

Unaccented: earthquake - consulate populate

Final

stay

pray

tray

convey

stray

Medial

sage

take

bale

raid

fate

Initial

age

ache

aid

eight

ale

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a / (sky-eye)

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Description: The glide for /a/ begins in an

open position, between front and centre, and

moves in the direction of the RP // (see the

diagram). The movement of the tongue is

accompanied by an appreciable closing

movement of the lower jaw. The lips have a

neutral position at the beginning, but they

gradually change to a loosely spread position.

aa

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Final

try

sky

die

cry

deny

belie

Medial

rice

syphon

rhyme

knight

sleight

flight

Initial

ice

eyes

ivory

Item

isolate

identity

a /

Accented: idleislanddecline - despite- recycle.Unaccented: idea - advertise valentine - maritime

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Occurrence: the diphthong sound /a/ occurs in both accented and

unaccented syllables.

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/ (boy-oil)

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Description: The glide for// begins at a point

between half close and half open positions

(have the quality of the RP /:/) and moves in

the direction of the RP // (see the diagram).

The jaw movement is not as considerable as for

the diphthong /a/. The lips are open rounded at

the beginning, changing to neutral towards the

end.

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Accented: appointmentnoiseoily annoy- poison

Unaccented: exploit, - employee

Finalcoy

boy

employ

enjoyjoy

Medialboil

loiter

poison

rejoicepoint

Initialoil

ointment

oyster

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Occurrence: the diphthong sound // occurs in accented syllables. Very

few examples can be found of its occurrence in unaccented syllables.

For spelling and listening practice please refer to page 26 of the bookPronunciation in Use listen and repeat

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