Definition : A vowel sound that moves from one vowel to another within
a syllable, but is considered as a single phoneme
Examples from English - dipthongs:
- /ɪə/ as in near /nɪə/
- /eɪ/ as in wait /weɪt/
- /ʊə/ as in pure /pjʊə/
- /ɔɪ/ as in boy /bɔɪ/
- /əʊ/ as in go /gəʊ/
- /eə/ as in pair /peə/
- /aɪ/ as in buy /baɪ/
- /aʊ/ as in how /haʊ/
