Actually this chapter
liked me to much because I didn't know how many diphthongs English
language has or how to form triphthongs.But, I learned the main part in
order to understand diphthongs and triphthongs better.It consist in understand
very well the short vowel positions because diphthongs divide in two groups
* centring = ending in ə (ɪə : beard, eə: scarce, ʊə : sure)
*
closing = ending in ɪ ( eɪ : paid, aɪ: time, ɔɪ: loin) and ʊ (əʊ: load, aʊ: loud). Triphthongs are formed with
the closing diphthongs plus ə .It means that there are 5
triphthongs (eɪə=layer, aɪə = fire, ɔɪə = loyal, əuə =
lower, auə = hour).In
conclusión, diphthongs depend on the vowel end because centring diphthongs
glide towards the ə and the
closing diphthongs all end with a glide towards a closer vowel.It means that
the second vowel is weak.
These links can help you to understand about this chapter better.
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