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This lecture discusses diphthongs in RP English, categorizing them into eight types: five closing diphthongs (/aɪ, eɪ, ɔɪ, ɑʊ, əʊ/) and three centring diphthongs (/ɪə, ʊə, eə/). Diphthongs are defined as vowel sounds that glide within a syllable, with closing diphthongs moving towards closer positions and centring diphthongs gliding towards the center of the vowel diagram. The lecture also touches on the interaction of diphthongs with the schwa /ə/ and the existence of 20 vowel sounds in RP English.
- Author
- kalokimutungi
- Language
- EN