Define triphthong. Show English triphthongs with examples.
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A triphthong is a glide from one vowel to
another and then to a third, all produced rapidly and without interruption. For
example, a careful pronunciation of the word ‘hour’ begins with a vowel quality
similar to ‘ɑ:’, goes on to ‘ʊ’ then ends in ‘ə’. It’s called /aʊə/.
English
triphthongs are composed of five closing diphthongs with ‘ə’ added on the end
as discussed below:
1. The sound /eɪə/: which is composed of the closing
diphthong /eɪ/ and the schwa /ə/; thus, /eɪ/ + /ə/ = /eɪə/ as in the following
words: layer = /leɪə/, player = /pleɪə/, sayer = /seɪə/.
2. The sound /aɪə/: composed of the closing diphthong /aɪ/
and the schwa sound /ə/; thus, /aɪ/ + /ə/ = /aɪə/ as in the following words:
liar = /laɪə/, admire = /ədmaɪə/, buyer = /baɪə/, tyre = /taɪə/, tier = /taɪə/,
tire = /taɪə/, flier = /flaɪə/.
3. The sound /ɔɪə/: composed of the closing diphthong /ɔɪ/
and the schwa sound /ə/; thus, /ɔɪ/ + /ə/ = /ɔɪə/ as in the following words:
employer = /ɪmplɔɪə/, destroyer = /dɪstrɔɪə/, enjoyable = /ɪndʒɔɪəbl/, buoyant
= /bɔɪənt/.
4. The sound /əʊə /: composed of the closing diphthong /əʊ/
and the schwa sound /ə/; thus, /əʊ/ + /ə/ = /əʊə/ as in the following words:
goer = /gəʊə/, borrower = /bɒrəʊə/, lower = /ləʊə/, thrower = /θrəʊə/, mower =
/məʊə/.
5. The sound /aʊə /: composed of the closing diphthong /aʊ/
and the schwa sound /ə/; thus, /aʊ/ + /ə/ = /aʊə/ as in the following words:
hour = /aʊə/, flour = /flaʊə/, flower = /flaʊə/, power = /paʊə/.
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