Simple vowels, glided vowels, and diphthongs
Categories of vowels based on whether the tongue moves during the pronunciation of
the vowel.
- If the tongue stays in one position during a vowel, it’s a simple vowel.
- If the tongue position changes just a little, it’s a glided vowel.
- If the tongue position changes a lot, so it sounds like two separate vowels mashed
together, it’s a diphthong.
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Section 5 - The Vowels of American English
Section 5 - The Vowels of American English
Section 5 - The Vowels of American English
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