diphthongs

David Bergdahl dlbrgdhl at GMAIL.COM
Tue Oct 3 19:45:45 UTC 2006


Rather than saying whether we recognize two sounds or one, why not use an
articulatory base?  Put your finger in the hinge of your jam and say "JOIN"
with attention to the movement--then say "LINE"; is there movement  for
"long i" or no?

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