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In phonetics, a triphthong (UK: / ˈ t r ɪ f θ ɒ ŋ, ˈ t r ɪ p θ ɒ ŋ / TRIF-thong, TRIP-thong, US: /-θ ɔː ŋ /-thawng) (from Greek τρίφθογγος triphthongos, lit. ' with three sounds ' or ' with three tones ') is a monosyllabic vowel combination involving a quick but smooth movement of the articulator from one vowel quality to another that passes over a third.
Vietnamese uses 22 letters of the ISO basic Latin alphabet.The four remaining letters are not considered part of the Vietnamese alphabet although they are used to write loanwords, languages of other ethnic groups in the country based on Vietnamese phonetics to differentiate the meanings or even Vietnamese dialects, for example: dz or z for southerner pronunciation of v in standard Vietnamese.
This /z/ sound is written with the letter d or gi or r depending on the word (at least one of those three letters, sometimes two, or even all three). [ 5 ] Some words with the initial consonant being the voiced velar nasal /ŋ/ also have phonetic variants with the initial consonant being the voiced velar fricative /ɣ/ , which are used in some ...
The following is the chart of the International Phonetic Alphabet, a standardized system of phonetic symbols devised and maintained by the International Phonetic Association. It is not a complete list of all possible speech sounds in the world's languages, only those about which stand-alone articles exist in this encyclopedia.
Diphthongs clearly requires different alphabetical representation, because if they are used in language, they are used often, but lack for distinct letters comes from the fact that users already know from experience how to pronounce 2, 3 or even more vowels from written form - also rules and knowledge gives hint which is correct combination and ...
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