DiphthongsNot Dip Thongs

Fall 2012

Triphthongs

defined The word “diphthong” comes from Greek and means

“two sounds.” The term refers to the use of two vowel sounds in a single syllable. The characteristic of the diphthong that is different from single vowels in consecutive syllables is the movement from one vowel to another.

When we form or hear a diphthong there are three factors: PRIMARY VOWEL SOUND QUICK MOVEMENT SECONDARY VOWEL SOUND

In practice In English the first vowel is stressed, and

is lengthened so that it is sung for most of the duration of the note on which it occurs. The second vowel is made less precisely, it is unstressed and it is short.

Note: this is different from Italian consecutive vowels.

Diphthongs [bɑɪ] [ɛɪ] also [eɪ] [ɔɪ] [ɑɔ] [oʊ] IN Wall Book [ju]

[ɪ3] [ɛ3] [a3] [o3] [ɔ3] [ʊ3]

Diphthongs [bɑɪ] eye, like [ɛɪ] also [eɪ] grace [ɔɪ] noise, joy [ɑɔ] sound, how [oʊ] sew IN Wall Book [ju]

[ɪ3] mere, fear [ɛ3] care, bear [a3] far [o3] [ɔ3] war [ʊ3] poor

My Fair Lady - Vowelshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFLlW0HQL_g

Rain in Spain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVmU3iANbgk

[ɑɪ] Spellings: eye, like, by, buy, pie, light Potential problems: Practice phrases

[sɑɪlənt nɑɪt] silent night Arise shine for thy light is come I attempt from love’s sickness to fly

[ɛɪ] also [eɪ] Spellings: Grace, wait, say, great,

weight, prey Potential problems: Practice phrases

[θhɛ ɾɑɪŋ ɪŋ spɛɪn stɛɪz mɛɪnlɪ an θəplɛɪnz ] the rain in spain stays mainly on the plain

Make straight in the desert a highway for our God

Praise the Lord, who reigns above

[ɔɪ] Spellings: noise, joy Potential problems: Practice phrases

[mjuzɪk hwɛn sɔft vɔsəz dɑɪ] music when soft voices die

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness

Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee

[ɑɔ] Spellings: sound, how Potential problems: Practice phrases

[hɑɔ nɑɔ brɑɔn kɑɔ] how now brown cow And the glory of the Lord shone round

about them Crown Him with many crowns Sleep now, o sleep now, o you unquiet

heart

[oʊ] Spellings: sew, abode, coal, dough,

show Potential problems: Practice phrasesˡ

Snow had fallen snow on snow Behold and see if there be any sorrow like

unto his sorrow O my soul, bless God the Father

[ɪ3] Spellings: mere, fear, deer, pier Potential problems: ɡrind rʼs or delete

entirely Practice phrasesˡ

who shall stand when he appeareth

Ə.pɪ3rɛθ

[ɛ3] Spellings: care, fair, prayer, there,

wear, theyʼre, their Practice phrasesˡ

[ɪf ðɛ3 w3 drimz tu sɛl] Prepare ye the way of the Lord. [prə.pɛ3

[a3] Spellings: far, heart Practice phrasesˡ

[in ðə fild hwɛ3 ðə dɛɪzɪz a3] He shall gather the lambs with his arm Christian hearts, in love united

[o3] [ɔ3] The sounds are different acoustically but

not phonemically. Spellings: war, more, roar, door, for,

four Practice phrasesˡ

[in ðə fild hwɛ3 ðə dɛɪzɪz a3] He shall gather the lambs with his arm Christian hearts, in love united

[ʊ3] Spellings: poor, your, sure (The glide [j] proceeds [ʊ3] in certain

situations, as in “fury”, “endure” “purify)

Practice phrases Sure on this shining night Comfort ye my people saith your God My master was so very poor

Poor and PourPoor [pʊ3]Pour [pɔ3]

Triphthongs[trɪf.θɔŋz] A monosyllable that contains three

consecutive vowel sound:1. Primary vowel sound2. Quick movement 3. Secondary vowel sound4. Quick movement5. Tertiary vowel sound

[ɑɪƷ] and [aʊƷ] [ɑɪƷ] Hire, lyre, liar, choir [aʊƷ] hour, our, power Problems:

omission of the secondary vowel sound. Puttinɡ [æɪƷ] instead of [ɑɪƷ] Addinɡ a [w] when we donʼt need it[ɑɪƷ] Grinding the “r” For he is like a refiner’s fire Our father, which art in heaven