Diftongenn : diforc'h etre ar stummoù

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Neal (kaozeal | degasadennoù)
DDiverradenn ebet eus ar c'hemm
Neal (kaozeal | degasadennoù)
DDiverradenn ebet eus ar c'hemm
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: '''Diftongenn war gresk''' (saoz. ''descending diphthong''):
:: o kregiñ gant ur vogalenn greñvoc'h pe brasoc'h he fouez evit eben, da skouer:
::: /aɪ̯/ e "$",
 
: '''Diftongenn war digresk''' (saoz. ''ascending diphthong'')
:: oc'h achuiñ gant ur vogalenn greñvoc'h pe brasoc'h he fouez evit eben, da skouer:
::: /ɪ̯a/ e "ya".
 
The element with less prominence in the diphthong may be transcribed as [[semivowel]] in case there is a corresponding one, thus e.g. /ja/. However, when the whole diphthong is analysed as being one single phoneme, both elements are often transcribed as vowels. Note also that in languages like English and Italian, rising diphthongs are considered not true diphthongs by many [[phonetician]]s, but sequences of a semivowel and a vowel.
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A-hend-all e diforc'her ivez etre doareoù diftongennoù hervez live digoradur an eil vogalenn e-keñver hini eben,:
 
: '''Diftongenn war serr''' (saoz. ''closing diphthong''):
In '''closing''' diphthongs, the second element is more [[close vowel|close]] than the first (e.g. [ai]); in '''opening''' diphthongs, more [[open vowel|open]] (e.g. [ia]). Closing diphthongs tend to be falling, and opening diphthongs are generally rising, because open vowels are more [[sonority|sonorous]] and therefore tend to be more prominent. However, exceptions to this rule are not rare in the world's languages. In [[Finnish phonology|Finnish]], for instance, the opening diphthongs /'''i'''e/ and /'''u'''o/ are true falling diphthongs, since they begin louder and with higher pitch and fall in prominence during the diphthong (this is indicated by bolding in the previous transcriptions).
: oc'h achuiñ gant ur serroc'h pe izeloc'h evit eben, da skouer:
:: [ai] (serroc'h [i] evit [a])
 
: '''Diftongenn war digor''' (saoz. ''opening diphthong''):
: oc'h achuiñ gant ur digoroc'h pe uheloc'h evit eben, da skouer:
:: [ia] (digoroc'h [a] evit [i])
 
In '''closing''' diphthongs, the second element is more [[close vowel|close]] than the first (e.g. [ai]); in '''opening''' diphthongs, more [[open vowel|open]] (e.g. [ia]). Closing diphthongs tend to be falling, and opening diphthongs are generally rising, because open vowels are more [[sonority|sonorous]] and therefore tend to be more prominent. However, exceptions to this rule are not rare in the world's languages. In [[Finnish phonology|Finnish]], for instance, the opening diphthongs /'''i'''e/ and /'''u'''o/ are true falling diphthongs, since they begin louder and with higher pitch and fall in prominence during the diphthong (this is indicated by bolding in the previous transcriptions).
 
A '''centering''' diphthong is one that begins with a more peripheral vowel and ends with a more central one, such as /ɪə/, /ɛə/, and /ʊə/ in [[Received Pronunciation]] or /iə/ and {/uə/ in [[Irish language|Irish]]. Many centering diphthongs, namely those that begin with a close or [[close-mid vowel|close-mid]] vowel, are also opening diphthongs (eg. [iə], IPA|[uə]).