In phonetics, a diphthong (Greek δίφθογγος, diphthongos, meanin wi twa soonds) is a the gaun-thegither o twa vouels, for ordinar wi a swith but sliddery muivement fae the tae vouel tae the tither, aft interpret bi listeners as a single vouel soond or phoneme.
Altho "pure" vouels, or monophthongs, is hauden tae hae the ae tairget tongue poseetion, diphthongs haes a muivin tongue. Pure vouels is pitten ower in the Internaitional Phonetic ABC wi the ae seembol. For example the in whit [ʍɪt] or [ʍʌt]
Diphthongs is pitten ower wi twa seembols, for example the
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