Types of Vowels and Diphthongs

These flashcards cover the key concepts, definitions, and terminology related to vowels and diphthongs discussed in the lecture.

Monophthong

A 'pure' vowel with a single, unchanging sound quality produced with one primary articulatory position.

Diphthong

A vowel-like sound that involves a gradual transition from one vowel to another, having two distinct articulatory positions.

Nonphonemic Diphthongs

Diphthongs that are not phonemically different from a monophthong form; they can be used interchangeably.

Onglide

The first sound component of a diphthong, which is usually stronger and longer.

Offglide

The second sound component of a diphthong, which is usually weaker and shorter.

Phonemic Diphthongs

Diphthongs that reflect a change in meaning and have no monophthong form.

Rhotic Diphthongs

Diphthongs that include a vowel followed by an 'r' sound, affecting the quality and meaning.

Transcription

The system of writing down spoken language sounds in a consistent and systematic way.

Schwar

A term used to describe the rhotacized schwa sound, represented by the symbol /3/.

Vowel Quality

The characteristics of a vowel that determine its sound, such as high, mid, low, front, back, rounded, and unrounded.