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Cours: phonetics (phons)
Glossaire: Principal Glossary
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diphthong

par somia maafa, Monday 13 February 2017, 11:36
 
a combination of two vowel sounds said one after the other, as in the words ‘find’ and ‘fail’
sm

fricative

par somia maafa, Monday 13 February 2017, 11:36
 
a speech sound that is made by pushing air out through a small space between your teeth and your tongue or lips, or between your tongue and palate (=the inside upper part of your mouth). ‘F’, ‘z’, and ‘th’ are fricatives.