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Definition of off-glide in English: off-glidenoun Phonetics A glide terminating the articulation of a speech sound, when the vocal organs either return to a neutral position or adopt a position anticipating the formation of the next sound. Compare with on-glide Example sentencesExamples - In most contemporary dialects, it's a diphthong with a high front off-glide, so you might take it as mixed on the hot-or-not dimension.
- There are many dialects of English that fully vocalize syllable-final/l /, turning it into a high back off-glide, and for speakers of these dialects, vows and vowels have merged phonologically.
Definition of off-glide in US English: off-glidenounˈôfˌɡlīdˈɔfˌɡlaɪd Phonetics A glide produced just following the articulation of another speech sound. Compare with on-glide Example sentencesExamples - There are many dialects of English that fully vocalize syllable-final/l /, turning it into a high back off-glide, and for speakers of these dialects, vows and vowels have merged phonologically.
- In most contemporary dialects, it's a diphthong with a high front off-glide, so you might take it as mixed on the hot-or-not dimension.
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