diphthongn.

Brit.

/ˈdɪfθɒŋ/,

/ˈdɪpθɒŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdɪpˌθɔŋ/,

/ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/,

/ˈdɪpˌθɑŋ/,

/ˈdɪfˌθɑŋ/

Forms: Middle English–1500s diptong(e, ( dypton), 1500s dyphtong, diphthonge, diphthongue, 1600s–1800s dipthong, 1700s dipthongue, 1500s– diphthong.

Etymology: < French diphthongue, earlier dyptongue, < Latin diphthongus, < Greek δίϕθογγος, adjective, having two sounds, noun, a diphthong, < δι-, δίς twice, doubly + ϕθόγγος voice, sound.

a. A union of two vowels pronounced in one syllable; the combination of a sonantal with a consonantal vowel.The latter is usually one of the two vowels i and u, the extremes of the vowel scale, which pass into the consonants y, w. When these sounds, called by Melville Bell glides, follow the sonantal vowel, the combination is called a ‘falling diphthong’, as in out, how, boil, boy; when they precede, the combination is a ‘rising diphthong’, as in Italian uovo, piano. It is common in the latter case to consider the first element as the consonant w or y.

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diphthong1483

bivocal1813

parasite-diphthong1888

rising diphthong1888

murmur diphthong1892

1483 Cath. Angl. 100/2 A Diptonge [MS. A. Dypton], diptongus.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 213/2 Diphthonge, diphthongue.

a1637 B. Jonson Eng. Gram. i. v, in Wks. (1640) III Dipthongs are the complexions, or couplings of Vowells.

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 15 I and u according to our English pronunciation of them, are not properly Vowels, but Diphthongs.

1749 J. Mason Ess. Power & Harmony Prosaic Numbers 9 All Dipthongs are naturally long. But in English Numbers they are often short.

1876 C. P. Mason Eng. Gram. (ed. 21) §17 When two vowel sounds are uttered without a break between them, we get what is called a vocal or sonant diphthong.

1888 J. Wright Old High-German Primer §10 All the Old High German diphthongs..were falling diphthongs; that is, the stress fell upon the first of the two elements.

1892 H. Sweet New Eng. Gram. 230 If two vowels are uttered with one impulse of stress, so as to form a single syllable, the combination is called a diphthong, such as (oi) in oil.

b. Often applied to a combination of two vowel characters, more correctly called digraph n.¹When the two letters represent a simple sound, as ea, ou, in head

/hɛd/, soup

/suːp/, they have been termed an improper diphthong: properly speaking these are monophthongs written by digraphs.

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diphthong1530

trigram1606

triphthong1711

digraph1780

trigraph1836

digram1864

geminative1885

polygraph1893

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 15 This diphthong ou..in the frenche tong shalbe sounded lyke as the Italians sounde this vowell u.

c1620 A. Hume Of Orthogr. Britan Tongue (1870) i. iii. §2 We have of this thre diphthonges, tuae with a befoer, ae and ai, and ane with the e befoer, ea.

1668 Price in A. J. Ellis On Early Eng. Pronunc. i. iii. (Chaucer Soc.) 125 That is an improper dipthong that loseth the sound of one vowel. There are eight improper dipthongs, ea ee ie eo, ea oo ui, ou obscure as in cousin.

1876 C. P. Mason Eng. Gram. (ed. 21) §17 When two of the letters called vowels are written together to represent either a sonant diphthong or a simple vowel sound, we get a written diphthong or digraph.

1876 C. P. Mason Eng. Gram. (ed. 21) §25 The same letter or diphthong often represents very different vowel sounds.

c. esp. In popular use, applied to the ligatures æ, œ of the Roman alphabet.As pronounced in later Latin, and in modern use, these are no longer diphthongs, but monophthongs; the Old English ligatures æ and œ always represented monophthongs.

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diphthong1587

ligature1693

compendium1833

1587 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. xix. i. 312 Waldæne with a diphthong.

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments To Rdr. sig. A ij I write the Latine..as I find it..E vocall for E diphthong, diphthongs being but lately come into use.

a1719 J. Addison Dialogues Medals in Wks. (1721) I. i. 442 We find that Felix is never written with an œ dipthongue.

1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. III. 61 The following epitaph, in which the dipthong æ, according to the custom of those times, is expressed by a single e:..Vitam obiit VII Id. Oct. etatis sue ann. I. & L.

d. transferred. Applied to a combination of two consonants in one syllable ( consonantal diphthong), especially to such intimate unions as those of ch /tʃ/ and dg or j /dʒ/, in church, judge.

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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by manner > [noun] > obstruent > spirant or continuant > affricate

consonantal diphthong1862

consonant diphthong1862

affricate1876

affricative1879

1862 M. Hopkins Hawaii 65 The Hawaiian alphabet..is..destitute of consonant diphthongs.

1889 I. Pitman Man. Phonogr. (new ed.) §64 The simple articulations p, b, t, d, etc. are often closely united with the liquids l and r, forming a kind of consonant diphthong..as in plough..try.

e. attributive. = diphthongal adj.

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diphthongal1749

diphthong1798

diphthongous1833

diphthongic1883

1798 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric I. ix (R.) We abound more in vowel and diphthong sounds, than most languages.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	diphthong
释义	diphthongn. Brit. /ˈdɪfθɒŋ/, /ˈdɪpθɒŋ/, U.S. /ˈdɪpˌθɔŋ/, /ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/, /ˈdɪpˌθɑŋ/, /ˈdɪfˌθɑŋ/ Forms: Middle English–1500s diptong(e, ( dypton), 1500s dyphtong, diphthonge, diphthongue, 1600s–1800s dipthong, 1700s dipthongue, 1500s– diphthong. Etymology: < French diphthongue, earlier dyptongue, < Latin diphthongus, < Greek δίϕθογγος, adjective, having two sounds, noun, a diphthong, < δι-, δίς twice, doubly + ϕθόγγος voice, sound. a. A union of two vowels pronounced in one syllable; the combination of a sonantal with a consonantal vowel.The latter is usually one of the two vowels i and u, the extremes of the vowel scale, which pass into the consonants y, w. When these sounds, called by Melville Bell glides, follow the sonantal vowel, the combination is called a ‘falling diphthong’, as in out, how, boil, boy; when they precede, the combination is a ‘rising diphthong’, as in Italian uovo, piano. It is common in the latter case to consider the first element as the consonant w or y. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > vowel > [noun] > diphthong diphthong1483 bivocal1813 parasite-diphthong1888 rising diphthong1888 murmur diphthong1892 1483 Cath. Angl. 100/2 A Diptonge [MS. A. Dypton], diptongus. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 213/2 Diphthonge, diphthongue. a1637 B. Jonson Eng. Gram. i. v, in Wks. (1640) III Dipthongs are the complexions, or couplings of Vowells. 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 15 I and u according to our English pronunciation of them, are not properly Vowels, but Diphthongs. 1749 J. Mason Ess. Power & Harmony Prosaic Numbers 9 All Dipthongs are naturally long. But in English Numbers they are often short. 1876 C. P. Mason Eng. Gram. (ed. 21) §17 When two vowel sounds are uttered without a break between them, we get what is called a vocal or sonant diphthong. 1888 J. Wright Old High-German Primer §10 All the Old High German diphthongs..were falling diphthongs; that is, the stress fell upon the first of the two elements. 1892 H. Sweet New Eng. Gram. 230 If two vowels are uttered with one impulse of stress, so as to form a single syllable, the combination is called a diphthong, such as (oi) in oil. b. Often applied to a combination of two vowel characters, more correctly called digraph n.¹When the two letters represent a simple sound, as ea, ou, in head /hɛd/, soup /suːp/, they have been termed an improper diphthong: properly speaking these are monophthongs written by digraphs. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > letter > digraph or trigraph diphthong1530 trigram1606 triphthong1711 digraph1780 trigraph1836 digram1864 geminative1885 polygraph1893 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 15 This diphthong ou..in the frenche tong shalbe sounded lyke as the Italians sounde this vowell u. c1620 A. Hume Of Orthogr. Britan Tongue (1870) i. iii. §2 We have of this thre diphthonges, tuae with a befoer, ae and ai, and ane with the e befoer, ea. 1668 Price in A. J. Ellis On Early Eng. Pronunc. i. iii. (Chaucer Soc.) 125 That is an improper dipthong that loseth the sound of one vowel. There are eight improper dipthongs, ea ee ie eo, ea oo ui, ou obscure as in cousin. 1876 C. P. Mason Eng. Gram. (ed. 21) §17 When two of the letters called vowels are written together to represent either a sonant diphthong or a simple vowel sound, we get a written diphthong or digraph. 1876 C. P. Mason Eng. Gram. (ed. 21) §25 The same letter or diphthong often represents very different vowel sounds. c. esp. In popular use, applied to the ligatures æ, œ of the Roman alphabet.As pronounced in later Latin, and in modern use, these are no longer diphthongs, but monophthongs; the Old English ligatures æ and œ always represented monophthongs. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > letter > ligature or compendium diphthong1587 ligature1693 compendium1833 1587 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. xix. i. 312 Waldæne with a diphthong. 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments To Rdr. sig. A ij I write the Latine..as I find it..E vocall for E diphthong, diphthongs being but lately come into use. a1719 J. Addison Dialogues Medals in Wks. (1721) I. i. 442 We find that Felix is never written with an œ dipthongue. 1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. III. 61 The following epitaph, in which the dipthong æ, according to the custom of those times, is expressed by a single e:..Vitam obiit VII Id. Oct. etatis sue ann. I. & L. d. transferred. Applied to a combination of two consonants in one syllable ( consonantal diphthong), especially to such intimate unions as those of ch /tʃ/ and dg or j /dʒ/, in church, judge. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by manner > [noun] > obstruent > spirant or continuant > affricate consonantal diphthong1862 consonant diphthong1862 affricate1876 affricative1879 1862 M. Hopkins Hawaii 65 The Hawaiian alphabet..is..destitute of consonant diphthongs. 1889 I. Pitman Man. Phonogr. (new ed.) §64 The simple articulations p, b, t, d, etc. are often closely united with the liquids l and r, forming a kind of consonant diphthong..as in plough..try. e. attributive. = diphthongal adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > vowel > [adjective] > diphthong diphthongal1749 diphthong1798 diphthongous1833 diphthongic1883 1798 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric I. ix (R.) We abound more in vowel and diphthong sounds, than most languages. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). diphthongv. Etymology: < diphthong n.: compare modern French diphthonguer.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdiphthong. transitive. To sound as a diphthong; to make into a diphthong. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > vowel > furnish with or produce by vowel [verb (transitive)] > diphthongize diphthong1846 diphthongize1866 1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Chr. Observer). 1888 H. Sweet Hist. Eng. Sounds (new ed.) 21 Isolative diphthonging or ‘vowel-cleaving’ mainly affects long vowels. 1888 H. Sweet Hist. Eng. Sounds (new ed.) 277 The characteristic feature of the [living English] vowel-system is its diphthonging of all the earlier long monophthongs. 1894 F. J. Curtis Invest. Rimes Clariodus 50 Arguments for the diphthonging of ī in early texts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1483v.1846
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