SHORTHAND I (ENGLISH) 3. DIPHTHONGS AND ABBREVIATED “W” You have already learnt about the various consonants, vowels, their joining and representation of vowel in between consonants. A number of words in English language use more than one vowel sound consecutively. Therefore, in this lesson we shall study how to write, in shorthand, more than two vowel sounds in union.
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Objectives After going through this lesson, you will know to –
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make the stroke of two consonant vowel sounds, called Diphthong;
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make the stroke of three consecutive vowel sounds, called Triphones;
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make the stroke of consonant ‘W’ in short form, called abbreviated ‘W’; and
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make the strokes of grammalogues using the Diphthong/Triphong or abbreviated “W”.
Introduction
In this lesson a student is trained to make strokes of vowel signs, which occur consecutively more than once. In addition, he/she is also made to understand the concept of shortening the stroke of consonant ‘W’. Grammalogues pertaining to the concepts or Abbreviated “W” are also explained in this lesson. A student is expected to observe the strokes and do rigorous practice for making each type of strokes.
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Diphthongs Diphthong is the union of two vowels in one sound. Syllable Diphthong can also be defined as Union of Two Vowel Sounds occurring consecutively and pronounced simultaneously. There are four common diphthongs, namely:
These diphthongs can be remembered by the sentence “I enjoy now music”.
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