Let's Try the Kinds of Lifehack in Phonetic
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We have seen mostly
symbols for pure vowels, and with these symbols, we can represent almost any
sound made in common accents of English. However, English is a language known
for being full of diphthongs (double vowels) that are represented by
combinations of symbols.
Examples already
given for this are [ʊu] and [oʊ], but there are many more. Here are the most
common examples:
/AJ/
Found in words like:
my,
wise,
high,
Thai, island
Letters that usually represent it: “i,” “y,” “igh,” “ai”
In Received Pronunciation,
the diphthong is more of a /ɑj/ sound.
/EJ/
Found in words like: date,
day,
pain,
whey,
rein,
neighbor
Letters that usually represent it: “a,” “ay,” “ai,” “ey,” “ei,” “eigh”
In Received Pronunciation, this diphthong is more of
a /ɛj/ sound.
/ƆJ/
Found in words like:
boy,
noise, Euler
Letters that usually represent it: “oy,” “oi”
Oftentimes, this is
pronounced as /oj/ instead.
/AW/
Found in words like:
now,
trout,
Laos
Letters that usually represent it: “ow,” “ou”
Americans often
pronounce this as a /æw/ sound.
/JU/
Found in words like:
cute, ewe, use,
new (in
some accents), you
Letters that usually represent it: “u,” “ew”
Though the /j/ sound
can be combined with mostly any vowel, it appears very often before the /u/
sound, even without the appearance of the letter “y.”
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