For instance, in English, the word ah is spoken as a monophthong ( / ɑː/), while the word ow is spoken as a diphthong in most varieties ( / aʊ/).
In most varieties of English, the phrase "no highway cowboy" ( / n oʊ ˈ h aɪ w eɪ ˈ k aʊ b ɔɪ/) has five distinct diphthongs, one in every syllable.ĭiphthongs contrast with monophthongs, where the tongue or other speech organs do not move and the syllable contains only a single vowel sound. Technically, a diphthong is a vowel with two different targets: that is, the tongue (and/or other parts of the speech apparatus) moves during the pronunciation of the vowel. American English pronunciation of "no highway cowboys", showing five diphthongs: / oʊ, aɪ, eɪ, aʊ, ɔɪ/Ī diphthong ( / ˈ d ɪ f θ ɔː ŋ, ˈ d ɪ p-, - θ ɒ ŋ/ DIF-thawng, DIP-, -thong from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos) 'two sounds', from δίς (dís) 'twice', and φθόγγος (phthóngos) 'sound'), also known as a gliding vowel, is a combination of two adjacent vowel sounds within the same syllable.
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