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Diphthongs (双元音) A diphthong is a glide from one simple vowel to another. It is pronounced as one syllable. In pronouncing a diphthong, the first part is much longer and stronger than the second part. English Diphthongs centring diphthong closing diphthongs ending in /@/ ending in /I/ ending in /U/ /I@/ /e@/ /U@/ /eI/ /aI/ /OI/ /@U/ /aU/ (/i@/ /E@/ /u@/ /ei/ /ai/ /Oi/ /@u/ /au/) Tongue positions of English diphthongs / eI / articulation: the glide begins from slightly below the close-mid front position /e/ (in get, men) and moves in the direction of /I/ there is a slight closing movement of the lower jaw the lips are spread spellings in words: a — face, lady, waste, Cambridge ei — eight, weigh, veil ea — great, steak, break ey — they, obey, survey ai — rain, railway, waist ay — day, pay, crayon / e / vs. / eI / let – late, pepper – paper, tread – trade, men – main [?] following: fell – fail, sell – sail, well – whale / { / vs. / eI / man – main, ran – rain, Sam – same, stack – steak / aI / articulation: the glide begins at a point slightly behind the front open position (similar to /V/), and moves in the direction of the position associated with /I/ the closing movement of the lower jaw is obvious the lips change from a neutral to a loosely spread position spellings in words: i — time, climb, design y — cry, type, cycle ie — die, lie, tried ye — dye, goodbye (note: eye) igh, eigh — high, light, height, ei — either, neither ai —aisle uy — buy / aI / vs. / eI / white – wait, rice – race, lied – laid, mine – main [?]following: file – fail, mile – mail, while – whale / { / vs. / aI / man – mine, fan – fine, lamb – lime, lack – like / OI / articulation: the glide begins at a point between the open-mid and open back positions and moves in the direction of /I/ the tongue movement extends from back to centralized front, bu