Diphthong vs Iotacism - What's the difference?
diphthong | iotacism |
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
(rare) A vowel digraph or ligature.
* 1854 , Robert Bigsby, Historical and Topographical Description of Repton, in the County of Derby , Woodfall and Kinder,
* 1860 , Joseph E. Worcester, An Elementary Dictionary of the English Language , A New Edition, Swan, Brewer, and Tileston (publishers),
* 1874 , Theophilus Dwight Hall, A Child’s First Latin Book , John Murray (publisher),
Pronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation, especially in Greek.
A misspelling resulting from such pronunciation.
As nouns the difference between diphthong and iotacism
is that diphthong is diphthong while iotacism is pronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation, especially in greek.diphthong
English
(wikipedia diphthong)Noun
(en noun)- For example: "ae", "au", "ou"
page 47:
- And he might have written the name, also, with the diphthong æ, as well as the single vowel, in the initial syllable, throughout all the preceding forms.
page 12:
- An improper diphthong has only one of the vowels sounded; as, ea'' in ''heat'', ''oa'' in ''coal .
page 3:
- The diphthong ae'' is sounded like ''?'' (§7); that is, it has the sound of ''ey'' in ''they .