Phonetics and phonology Vowels: Triphthongs Talib M. Sharif Omer Assistant lecturer November 26,

Outline -Triphthongs -How it is combined. -Activities 2

Triphthongs They are sounds that are difficult to pronounce and transcribe. it is a movement from one vowel to another and then to the third one. sound sequence made up of three differing vo wel qualities. 3

A combination of triphthongs Triphthongs is combined by three vowels or a vowel plus diphthong. Or diphthong plus schwa. 4

Triphthong A triphthong is a glide from one vowel to another and then to a third, all produced rapidly and without interruption. For example, ‘hour’ begins with /a/ vowel quality similar to ‘ɑ:’, goes on to ‘ʊ’ then ends in ‘ə’. 5

A combination of Triphthongs 5 closing diphthongs with’ ə’ added on the end. EXCEPT … 6

The quality of /i, u/ /I, u/is hardly be seen why ? As it is difficult to distinguish from the diphthong and long vowel. As to whether triphthong is one syllable or two. 7

Exercise For example, fire player Layer Liar 8

Exercise Loyal Royal Tyre Tower 9

Exercise Lower Acquire aspire 10

Exercise Player flower Coalition heroin 11

Exercise Transcribe the following sentence. We’ve found out our books. Like most university students, I have a wonderful relationship with coffee. 12

Exercise Write the letters of the following sounds in. wi:v si:n ðat ðə rʌ ʃən ʤet wəz daund. ai wəunt wə:k fə bi:bi:si: əgein. prezidənt əubama had trʌbl wið ən ʌnru:li tə:ki. 13

Ends and Thanks Any questions and comments? 14

References Roach, Petter (2000) Phonetics and Phonology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. res/schwa/ res/schwa/ linguistics/branches/phonology linguistics/branches/phonology 15