Literary notes about diphthong (AI summary)
The term "diphthong" has been employed in literature as a precise linguistic tool to analyze and compare vowel sounds across different languages and historical contexts. For example, one instance discusses how the Sanskrit diphthong e cannot generally be rendered by the long â in Latin, highlighting cross-linguistic transcription issues [1]. In other cases, the diphthong au, as seen in the word augo, is examined in contrast to its Greek counterpart, underlining subtle phonetic distinctions [2] [3]. Finally, a discussion of Anglo-Saxon eáge and Old High German augâ illustrates the evolution of vowel sounds, pointing to a labial diphthong—specifically a radical u raised to au—thereby demonstrating the intricate considerations in historical phonology [4].
- Besides, the Sanskrit diphthong e cannot, as a rule, in Latin be represented by long â .
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Secondly, the diphthong au in augo would be different from the Greek diphthong.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Secondly, the diphthong au in augo would be different from the Greek diphthong.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - But in Anglo-Saxon we find eáge , in Old High German augâ , both pointing to a labial diphthong, i.e. to a radical u raised to au .
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
