Diphthongization - meaning and definition. What is Diphthongization
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What (who) is Diphthongization - definition

CHANGE OF A MONOPHTHONG INTO A DIPHTHONG OR TRIPHTHONG
Diphthongization; Breaking (linguistics); Diphthongisation; Vowel fracture; Dipthongisation; Broken vowel

Diphthongization         
·noun The act of changing into a diphthong.
Vowel breaking         
In historical linguistics, vowel breaking, vowel fracture,The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. or diphthongization is the sound change of a monophthong into a diphthong or triphthong.
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COMBINATION OF TWO ADJACENT VOWEL SOUNDS
Dipthong; Diphthongs; Diphtong; Close front unrounded to open back diphthong; Open back unrounded to close front diphthong; Close front unrounded to rounded diphthong; Close front rounded to unrounded diphthong; Falling diphthong; Falling diphthongs; Centering diphthong; Centring diphthongs; Centring diphthong; Cent(e)ring diphthong; Rising diphthong; Diphthongation; Vowel cluster; Vowel clusters; Gliding vowel; Dipthongs; Δίφθογγος; Аɪ (IPA); Aʊ (IPA); Eɪ (IPA); Ɔɪ (IPA); Oʊ (IPA); Closing diphthong; Opening diphthong; Long diphthong; Short diphthong; Height-harmonic; Height-harmonic diphthong; Height harmonic; Height harmonic diphthong; Descending diphthong; Ascending diphthong; Glide vowel; Rising diphthongs
·vt To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize.
II. Diphthong ·noun A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise;
- called a proper diphthong.
III. Diphthong ·noun A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in rain, eo in people;
- called an improper diphthong.

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Vowel breaking

In historical linguistics, vowel breaking, vowel fracture, or diphthongization is the sound change of a monophthong into a diphthong or triphthong.