English Diphthongs δι-ϕθογγος di-phthong.... fþong
English Diphthongs “pure” vowels diphthongs
English Diphthongs tendency for “pure” TENSE vowels to diphthongalize...
CLOSE (HIGH BACK FRONT OPEN (LOW)
1 Rising to KIT
2 Rising to FOOT
3 Centring to Schwa
NON- RHOTIC RHOTIC NEAR SQUARE CURE
NON- RHOTIC RHOTIC NEAR i0ir SQUARE e0er CURE u0ur
rhoticRP(North) NEAR SQUARE
rhoticRP(North) NEAR i0iri: SQUARE e0ere:
SQUARE words are spelled -air- fair chair stair cairn -are- fare care mare stare
NEAR words are spelled -eer- beer engineer queer -ier- fierce pier
But words spelled with -ear-, –ere-, -eir- are variable - SQUARE bear pear wear heir their where there they’re NEAR fear clear rear weir here we’re idea hero
CURE u0ur THOUGHT
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