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  • What is the total number of vowel phonemes in English?
    English has 21 vowel phonemes: • 10 monophthongs • 9 diphthongs • 2 diphthongoids
  • What are monophthongs?
    Monophthongs are vowel phonemes pronounced with stable, unchanging articulation.
  • What are diphthongs?
    Diphthongs are complex vowel sounds that glide from one vowel position to another within one syllable.
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