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Unit 5: Classification of Speech Sounds: Vowels, Consonants-General Introduction

7. What are diphthongs? Give a list of R.P. diphthongs and one example of each sound in a Notes
word.
8. What is the difference between a pure vowel and a diphthong?
9. Which English vowels do not occur finally?
10. Which English consonants do not occur initially?

5.8 Further Readings

1. Verma, S.K., V.N. Krishnaswamy. Modern Linguistics: An Introduction.
2. An Introduction to Linguistics, John Lyon.
3. Peter Roach: English phonetics and phonology. Cambridge University Press.
4. Encyclopedia of Linguistic Science Edited By V. Prakasam, Allied Pub.,
New Delhi.

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