8 Gliding Sounds and Dipthongs by Group 2

GLIDING SOUNDS AND DIPTHONGS
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ARYA WIRANDA 0304213049

DWI FATIMAH 0304213074
FADLAH PUTRI SABILA 0304213037
NAJWA ALZUHDA 0304213096
NOVI YANTI 0304213106
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TARBIYAH AND TEACHER TRAINING

NORTH SUMATERA ISLAMIC STATE UNIVERSITY 2021
FOREWORD
Alhamdullilahirobbil’alamin, praise is merely to the Almighty Allah SWT for the
gracious mercy and tremendeous blessing that enables us to accomplish this paper.
Thanks to Him for helping and giving us chance to finish this assignment
timely. Sholawat and salam are always delivered for the Sublimest, the Biggest
Prophet Muhammad SAW, who has brought us from the darkness to the lightness, the
world that full of knowledges.
This assignment is one of English task in English Educational Program at UINSU
MEDAN of Pronounciation Lesson. We would like to say thank you to Sir
YaniLubis,S.Ag,M.Hum as the lecturer that always teaches us and gives much
knowledge about Pronounciation. Hopefully, this paper can help the readers to expand
their knowledge about English Pronounciation. And we also hope, we as a students of
UINSU MEDAN can work more professional by using English as the second language
whatever we done.
The last, writers wish to express his deep and sincere gratitude for those who have
helped in completing this paper morality and materiality. We realized that this
assignment is not perfect. But we hope it can be useful for us, especially for the students
of UINSU MEDAN . Critics and suggestion is needed here to make this assignment be
better.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD................................................................................................ i
TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................ ii
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
A. Background Of The Study.................................................................... 3
B. Statements Of The Problem................................................................. 3
C. Objectives Of The Study...................................................................... 3
CHAPTER II DISCUSSION
GLIDING SOUNDS
A. Defenition Of Gliding Sounds.............................................................4
B. Characteristic Of Gliding Sounds........................................................5
C. Glide In English Diction......................................................................6
DIPHTHONGS
A. Defenition Of Diphthongs....................................................................7
B. Symbols Of Diphthongs.......................................................................8
CHAPTER III CLOSING
A. Conclusion.......................................................................................... 10
B. Suggestion.......................................................................................... 10
REFERENCE.............................................................................................11
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
A. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

A diphthong is a movement from one vowel to another. In English, there are eight
diphthongs which are [iə, ɛə, ʊə, eɪ, aɪ, ɔi, ǝʊ, aʊ] In Javanese, there are also eight
diphthongs which are [ay, ai, au, oi, uɛ, uə, ua, uɔ]. There are diphthongs from English
and Javanese that are almost similar in sound such as [aɪ] and [ai] or [ay], [ʊə] and [uə],
[aʊ] and [aʊ], [ɔi] and [oi]. The pronunciations of the similar Javanese diphthongs to
English diphthongs are still different due to the lax and tense vowels differences and
different vowel lips rounding. English diphthongs that do not exist in the Javanese
language are [iə], [eə], [eɪ], and [ǝʊ].
B. STATEMENTS OF THE PROBLEM

1. What is the defenition of diphthongs and gliding sounds?
2. What is the symbols of the diphthongs?
3. What is the characteristics of gliding sounds?
C. OBJECTIVITAS OF THE STUDY

1. To know defenition of gliding sounds and diphthongs
2. To know symbols of difthongs
3. To know the characteristic of gliding sounds
4. To know glide in english diction
CHAPTER II
DISCUSSION
A. DEFENITION OF GLIDING SOUNDS
Gliding sounds are sounds that are not phonetically dissimiliar from vowels but
behave like consonants-that is,they connot constitute the nucleus(peak)of a syllable.In
phonetics and phonology, a semivowel or glide is a sound that is phonetically similar to a
vowel sound but functions as the syllable boundary, rather than as the nucleus of a
syllable. Examples of semivowels in English are the consonants y and w, in yes and west,
respectively. sounds produced with little obstruction of the airstream.
Glides are also known as semivowels. If the vocal tract were any more open these
would be classified as vowels. These sounds must be preceded or followed by a vowel.
B. CHARACTERISTICS OF GLIDING SOUNDS
From a purely articulatory point of view, [j] and [w] are just short occurrences of [i]
and [u] (except that in [j, w], the constrictions may be slightly more prominent) and can
be alternatively transcribed in IPA as [i̯ ] and [u̯ ]. But most linguists consider English [j]
and [w] as distinct sounds (phonemes). The reasons are primarily phonological, which
include:
When at the beginning of utterances, east, Uber, etc. are often preceded by a glottal
stop. This doesn't happen with yeast, womb, etc.We say "a year", "a week", etc., not "an
week", "an year".They cannot be stressed like vowels.They behave like other
approximants, /r/ and /l/, in that they become voiceless when preceded by a word-initial
voiceless plosive, as in cue and queen (compare crew and clean).
They can precede almost any vowel, as in Yiddish, wit, yet, wet, yap, wax, yacht,
watch, wood, young, one... Analyzing [j, w] as vowels would entail adding a considerable
number of diphthongs and triphthongs into the phonemic inventory of English.It is
possible to analyze the non-syllabic components [ɪ, ʊ] of the diphthongs /aɪ/, /aʊ/, /ɔɪ/,
etc. as /j, w/, but since /j, w/ otherwise do not occur in syllable codas, these diphthongs
are usually considered distinct phonemes rather than sequences of two phonemes.
(Phonetically, however, there is little to no difference between [j, w] and non-syllabic [ɪ,
ʊ] of diphthongs. The non-syllabic components of English diphthongs are often
conventionally transcribed with [ɪ, ʊ], but the actual quality of the sounds varies
depending on accent and may be closer to [i, u].)
C. GLIDES IN ENGLISH DICTION

1. Glides For speaking, not flying.
2. Glides: Defined A glide is a consonant whose sound is characterized by a
movement of the articulators from one position to another. Glides are sometimes
referred to as semi-vowels or semi consonants.
3. [r] [ r ] • [r] Voiced – Palatal – Glide • [ r ] voiced – aveolar glide These are the
consonant sounds of “r” in English, the “American” or “touched” [r] and the
British or “flipped” [r]. The choice between these is a matter of textual and
musical styles as well as one of personal taste. The “rolled r” is not appropriate in
singing English except for dramatic or comic effect. SPELLINGS: rod
 The crooked straight and the rough places plain
 Angels from the realms of glory
 Bright is the ring of words when the right man rings them.
4. Bright is the ring of words . . .
5. [j] • Three names: VOICED – PALATAL – GLIDE • Sound in Context: young,
beyond • Spellings: alleluia, hallelujah, use, yes • Practice Phrases: 1. Comfort
ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2. If with all your hearts ye truly seek
me. 3. Rejoice, ye pure in heart. New = [nju] Endure = [ɛndju3] Your = [jʊ3]
6. See 1:00
7. Which old witch [???] [????]
8. [w] • VOICED – BILABIAL – GLIDE • Sound in context: one, won • Practice
Phrases: 1. Whether the weather be fire 2. Blow, blow, thou winter wind 3. I
wonder as I wander
9. [hw] • NOISY – BILABIAL – GLIDE • Sound in context: which, awhile •
Practice phrases: 1. A savior, which is Christ the Lord 2. Music for awhile 3.
Which old witch, the wicked witch.
DIPTHONS
A.DEFENITION OF DIPHTONGS
Dipthongs is a vowel in which there is a change in quality during asingle syllable. It
consist of two vowels or as vowel + glide. It is included as a long vowel. Diphtongs are
two vowels that are pronounced at once. A combination of vowels is called a diphtong
when it produces only one sound. For example : au in the word buffalo, ai on the word
relax. Meanwhile, the combination of the vowel au in smell is not a diphtong because it
produces two sounds.
In addition to simple vowels, many languages include diphthongs, where we move

our articulators while producing the vowel. This gives the sound a different shape at the
end from how it begins. The word diphthong comes from the greek word for two sound.
B.SYMBOLS OF DIPHTHONGS
1. /aɪ/
Diphthongs with this symbol produce a sound similar to the word “eye” and they
most often appear with letter combinations whose pronunciation symbols are /i/, /igh/,
and /y. How to pronounce it begins with the jaw slightly closed and the tongue
slightly higher at the end of the sound. For example : crime (/kraɪm/), like (/laɪk/), and
lime (/laɪm/).
2. /eɪ/
Diphthongs with this symbol produce a sound similar to the word “great” and they
most often appear with letter combinations whose pronunciation symbols are /ey/,
/ay/, /ai/ and /a/. How to pronounce it begins with the tongue in front of the mouth
with a half-open pronounce [e] and then closes pronounce [i]. For example: break
(/breɪk/), rain (/reɪn/), and weight (/weɪt/).
3. / əʊ /
Diphthongs with this symbol produce a sound similar to the word “boat” and this
symbol most often occurs with letter combinations whose pronunciation symbols
are /ow/, /oa/ and /o/. The way to pronounce it starts in the middle of the mouth by
saying [ə] and moves backwards rounded by saying [u]. For example: slow (/sləʊ/),
moan (/məʊn/), and though (/ðəʊ/).
4. /aʊ/
A dipthong with this symbol produces a sound similar to the word “ow!” and this
symbol most often appears with a letter combination whose pronunciation symbols are
/ou/ and /ow/. How to pronounce it starting with open jaws saying [a] and moving
backwards round to say [u]. For example: brown (/braʊn/), hound (/haʊnd/), and now
(/naʊ/).
5. /eə/
Diphthongs with this symbol produce a sound similar to the word “water” and this
are /ai/, /a/, and /ea/. The way to pronounce it is like saying the word "ar". For
example: lair (/leə(r)/), stair (/steə(r)/), and bear (/beə(r)/).
6. /ɪə/
Diphthongs with this symbol produce a sound similar to the word “ear” and this
are /ee/, /ie/ and /ea/. The way to pronounce it starts from the front of the tongue to say
[i] and moves to the middle to pronounce [ə]. For example: beer (/bɪə(r)/), near
(/nɪə(r)/, and pier (/pɪə(r)/).
7. /ɔɪ/
Diphthongs with this symbol produce a sound similar to the word “boy and this
symbol most often appears with letter combinations whose symbols are pronounced
/oy/ and /oi/. The way to pronounce it starts with the tongue at the back and the lips
are rounded [ɔ] and slides to [i]. For example: oil (/ɔɪl/), toy (/tɔɪ/), and coil (/kɔɪl/).
8. /ʊə/
Diphthongs with this symbol produce a sound similar to the word “sure” and this
are /oo/, /ou/, /u/, and /ue/. The way to pronounce it starts with the mouth changing
from almost closed with slightly rounded lips like we are about to kiss someone, /ʊ/ to
slightly open with relaxed lips, /ә/. For example: lure (/lʊə(r)/), pure (/pjʊə(r)/), and
fur (/fɜː(r)/).
CHAPTER III
CLOSING
A. CONCLUSION
The conclusion is Gliding sounds are sounds that are not phonetically dissimiliar from
vowels but behave like consonants-that is,they connot constitute the nucleus (peak) of a
syllable.In phonetics and phonology, a semivowel or glide is a sound that is phonetically
similar to a vowel sound but functions as the syllable boundary, rather than as the nucleus
of a syllable. And Dipthongs is a vowel in which there is a change in quality during
asingle syllable. It consist of two vowels or as vowel + glide. It is included as a long
vowel. Diphtongs are two vowels that are pronounced at once.
B. SUGGESTION
The auther gives advice to all readers to really read the material and understand
the material that has been described above in order to add insight into knowledge about
pronunciation defenition and english alphabet.
REFERENCE
https://lib.unnes.ac.id/17220/1/2201409097.pdf
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/diphthong-examples.html
https://media.neliti.com/media/publications/300889-production-ofenglish-
diphthongs-a-speec-8b768f67.pdf
https://pronunciationstudio.com/pronunciation-guide-diphthong-vowel-sounds/
https://findanyanswer.com/open-detail/552059A6
https://linguistict.stackexchange.com/question/30830/what-are-the-
characteristict-of-a-glide-in-english/30830

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GLIDING SOUNDS AND DIPTHONGS

ARYA WIRANDA 0304213049

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TARBIYAH AND TEACHER TRAINING

A. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

B. STATEMENTS OF THE PROBLEM

C. OBJECTIVITAS OF THE STUDY

C. GLIDES IN ENGLISH DICTION

In addition to simple vowels, many languages include diphthongs, where we move

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