| 词汇 | monophthong |
| 释义 | monophthong noun[ C ] phonetics specializeduk /ˈmɒn.əf.θɒŋ/ us /ˈmɑː.nəf.θɑːŋ/ a vowel sound in which the tongue stays in one position单元音 Compare diphthong triphthong Linguistics: phonology & phonetics accommodation alliterative alveolar apheresis aphesis assonance diphthong homonym intrusive labial labialize labiodental postconsonantal retroflex retroflexion rhotic rhyme the International Phonetic Alphabet unpronounceable unrepeatable Examples of monophthongmonophthong However, this option did not continue over time, and dress now continues to raise as a monophthong. Thus, after the phonologization of i-umlaut the diphthong is reinterpreted as a long monophthong. It also shows stylistic stratification, as the monophthong was not present in the reading list data. However, in this data set, the monophthong is absent in the middle-class speakers, suggesting that it is stigmatized. Thus, we now conduct a multivariate analysis of the contribution of lexical item and situational context to the probability of the monophthong in these contexts of use. Turner (1970) observed that the head monophthong was becoming diphthongal. This will allow us to determine which of these contextual factors contribute statistically significant effects to the appearance of the monophthong when both are considered simultaneously. This suggests that the monophthong represents the community norm, despite the fact that it is a relic form, which may in fact be somewhat stigmatized with certain groups of speakers. The use of the monophthong "is still a vigorous feature of working-class speech, and in particular working-class boys," which has remained stable over the last 30 years. In some dialects, the diphthong may be reduced to the long monophthong. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In a recent trend, a fronted monophthong is common amongst young women. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. For example, the citation form of the word "our" is, but in speech it is often pronounced as or even as a monophthong. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other words pronounced with a monophthong include: take and made. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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