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    Triphthongs are combinations of three vowels within a single syllable that generate a simple or complex sound. While some dictionaries list triphthongs like /eɪə/ in "layer" and /aɪə/ in "lire", most phoneticians agree that triphthongs do not truly exist in English because there is no uninterrupted transition between three vowels in a single syllable. While English has sequences of three vowel letters, the sounds are better analyzed as a diphthong followed by a monophthong or two diphthongs.

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    Triphthongs are combinations of three vowels within a single syllable that generate a simple or complex sound. While some dictionaries list triphthongs like /eɪə/ in "layer" and /aɪə/ in "lire", most phoneticians agree that triphthongs do not truly exist in English because there is no uninterrupted transition between three vowels in a single syllable. While English has sequences of three vowel letters, the sounds are better analyzed as a diphthong followed by a monophthong or two diphthongs.

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    Triphthongs are combinations of three vowels within a single syllable that generate a simple or complex sound. While some dictionaries list triphthongs like /eɪə/ in "layer" and /aɪə/ in "lire", most phoneticians agree that triphthongs do not truly exist in English because there is no uninterrupted transition between three vowels in a single syllable. While English has sequences of three vowel letters, the sounds are better analyzed as a diphthong followed by a monophthong or two diphthongs.

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    Triphthong:- A set of three vowel symbols signifying a single or

    monosyllabic sound; a combination of three vowels in a single syllable


    generating a simple or complex sound
    For example:-
    /eɪə/ as in layer, player
    /aɪə/ as in lire, fire
    /ɔɪə/as in loyal, royal
    /əuə/ as in lower, mower
    /auə/ as in power, hour.

    Are there triphthongs included in the system of English vowels?


    Answer/ Triphthongs do not exist in the English language since there is
    no sequence of three vowels that plays the same syllable. Triphthongs
    are the most complicated vowel sounds in English. They can be difficult
    to say and even more difficult to recognize. A triphthong is a quick and
    uninterrupted transition from one vowel to another and then to a third.

    References

    Wells, J. (1970, January 1). Triphthongs, anyone? triphthongs, anyone?


    Retrieved December 4, 2021, from http://phonetic-
    blog.blogspot.com/2009/12/triphthongs-anyone.html.

    Are there triphthongs in English? (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2021,


    from https://moviecultists.com/are-there-triphthongs-in-english.

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