Linguistic Skills

Diphthong is a vowel sound in which the tongue changes position to produce the sound of two vowels. Diphthong is a single sound produced when two vowels (one dominant in duration and stress, and one reduced in duration and stress) are paired together in a sequence. There are eight diphthongs commonly used in English . They are : / e ɪ /,/ ɑ ɪ /,/ ə ʊ /,/ ɑ ʊ /,/ ɔ ɪ /,/ ɪ ə /,/ e ə / and / ʊ ə /. It is important to note that the close combination of the two vowels causes each of the vowels to lose its pure quality. For instance, the / ɪ/ in / ɑ ɪ / is quite different from the / ɪ/ [It].  In phonological patterns, diphthongs are labeled using a single "V" (not V V) because they act as one sound.   Although diphthongs are considered as a combination of two vowels, never put the length marker (:) when combine and transcribe them in phonetic symbols. Diphthongs The first vowels Closeness     Frontness  Rounding ...

Rules for /r/ sound: There are three kinds of /r/ sound. Linking /r/ Intrusive /r/ Flapped /r/ Linking /r/ There are two kinds of linking /r/ sound. When we do not pronounce it. If there is /r/ before consonant , it is not pronounce. e.g. card / kɑːd / When we pronounce /r/ sound. If there is /r/ before vowel , it will pronounce. e.g. present / ˈpreznt / Intrusive /r/ It is also called Insertion /r/. Insertion means "to add something". When there is no /r/ in a sentence, but we pronounce it. Law and order → Law[r]and order Flapped /r/ When /r/ is pronounced with full force , it is called flapped /r/ ( mostly it comes at beginning of the word) e.g. Rat / ræt / Rules for / ŋ /:       We do not produce /n/ but / ŋ / when it comes before /k/ .e.g. pink /pi ŋ k/ No English word begins with / ŋ /. We cannot use / ŋ / at the beginning of the word. /g/ will not come at the end of a word, when there will / ŋ / at the end. e.g. sing /si ŋ / In a sin...

Vowel is a speech sound produced by humans when the breath flows out through the mouth without being blocked by the teeth, tongue or lips. Vowel is a speech sound in which the mouth is open and the tongue is not touching the top of the mouth , the teeth etc. Vowels are described by the IPA using the three dimensions of: Closeness/Height Frontness Rounding 1) Closeness/Height The closeness category refers to the position of the mandible (open or close) while the height of a vowel refers to the vertical position of the tongue towards the palatal area (Low or High). Based on the 'closeness' ,there are five variations used to define vowels such as:   Open,Open-Mid,Mid,Close-Mid,and Close.     Based on the 'height ' there are also five variations use to define vowels.They are: high,mid-high,mid,mid-low and low.   Open: Open vowels use a depressed (lower level) position of the mandible with a low position of the tongue. [a:],[b] Open-Mid: Open-...