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DIPHTHONG [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phonetics
DEF

A vowel sound within a syllable with a perceptible change in its quality during its production.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phonétique
CONT

Une diphtongue est une voyelle qui change une fois de timbre au cours de son émission, de sorte que l'on entend une certaine qualité vocalique au début de la diphtongue, une autre à la fin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fonética
DEF

Reunión de dos vocales que forman un sola sílaba.

CONT

Los diptongos carecen de valor monofonemático y son combinaciones de fonemas vocales con otro elemento.

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