CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DIPHTHONGISE
PRESENT
Present
I diphthongise
you diphthongise
he/she/it diphthongises
we diphthongise
you diphthongise
they diphthongise
Present continuous
I am diphthongising
you are diphthongising
he/she/it is diphthongising
we are diphthongising
you are diphthongising
they are diphthongising
Present perfect
I have diphthongised
you have diphthongised
he/she/it has diphthongised
we have diphthongised
you have diphthongised
they have diphthongised
Present perfect continuous
I have been diphthongising
you have been diphthongising
he/she/it has been diphthongising
we have been diphthongising
you have been diphthongising
they have been diphthongising
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I diphthongised
you diphthongised
he/she/it diphthongised
we diphthongised
you diphthongised
they diphthongised
Past continuous
I was diphthongising
you were diphthongising
he/she/it was diphthongising
we were diphthongising
you were diphthongising
they were diphthongising
Past perfect
I had diphthongised
you had diphthongised
he/she/it had diphthongised
we had diphthongised
you had diphthongised
they had diphthongised
Past perfect continuous
I had been diphthongising
you had been diphthongising
he/she/it had been diphthongising
we had been diphthongising
you had been diphthongising
they had been diphthongising
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will diphthongise
you will diphthongise
he/she/it will diphthongise
we will diphthongise
you will diphthongise
they will diphthongise
Future continuous
I will be diphthongising
you will be diphthongising
he/she/it will be diphthongising
we will be diphthongising
you will be diphthongising
they will be diphthongising
Future perfect
I will have diphthongised
you will have diphthongised
he/she/it will have diphthongised
we will have diphthongised
you will have diphthongised
they will have diphthongised
Future perfect continuous
I will have been diphthongising
you will have been diphthongising
he/she/it will have been diphthongising
we will have been diphthongising
you will have been diphthongising
they will have been diphthongising
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would diphthongise
you would diphthongise
he/she/it would diphthongise
we would diphthongise
you would diphthongise
they would diphthongise
Conditional continuous
I would be diphthongising
you would be diphthongising
he/she/it would be diphthongising
we would be diphthongising
you would be diphthongising
they would be diphthongising
Conditional perfect
I would have diphthongise
you would have diphthongise
he/she/it would have diphthongise
we would have diphthongise
you would have diphthongise
they would have diphthongise
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been diphthongising
you would have been diphthongising
he/she/it would have been diphthongising
we would have been diphthongising
you would have been diphthongising
they would have been diphthongising
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you diphthongise
we let´s diphthongise
you diphthongise
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to diphthongise
Past participle
diphthongised
Present Participle
diphthongising
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIPHTHONGISE»
Discover the use of
diphthongise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
diphthongise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
European Languages I, Romance Languages: Daniel Jones ...
When they try to say either this or the French [e] in isolation, they diphthongise it.
By this we mean that even if they begin saying the right sound, they don't go on
with it, but they change it into something else. To diphthongise a vowel means to
...
Beverley Collins, Inger M. Mess, 2002
2
Alternative Histories of English
New Zealand English [e - 1] (sometimes diphthongised) [d] some [d:] [b] fronting
Tendency to diphthongise [d: - ob] frequently diphthongised [au - AU - '] [»:]
tendency to diphthongise [ia] [ob - 31 - oh] [aeu - Eu - ae' - e'] some glide
weakening ...
Richard J. Watts, Peter Trudgill, 2002
3
Markedness and Faithfulness in Vowel Systems
(53) WRONG RESULT: the mid lax vowel is now seen to diphthongise In this
tableau, candidate 1 is a long low lax vowel and is therefore too high to surface;
candidate 2 is a long mid lax vowel and is also too marked to surface. The
desired ...
4
Interactions Between Markedness and Faithfulness Constraints ...
(61) Sfie III: mid tense input [557 ID[ATR] *Long/[-ATR] LQ e2 2. e: *1 * If there
were long lax vowels, they would not diphthongise at this stage, so NoDip[mid]
must also outrank *Long/[-ATR]: (62) Stage III: mid tense input e:/ NoDMmid] ...
Viola Giulia Miglio, 2013
5
Lexical Phonology and the History of English
Stage 1 (c.1400±1450 North, 1450±1500 South) In this earliest subshift, high-mid
front (and, in the South, back) long monophthongs raised, while originally high
long vowels diphthongised (4.14). The failure of /u:/ to diphthongise in the North,
...
6
The Sound Structure of English: An Introduction
For instance, it seems the long vowel associated with position 1, /i:/, began to
diphthongise, having the quality /01/ in Shakespeare's English. Accordingly, and
in terms of what we've been discussing in this section, it | seems likely that the ...
7
Word Prosodic Systems in the Languages of Europe
no longer be available. If, on the other hand, we order Diphthongisation just
before conflation, all and only the foot heads will be liable to diphthongise in the
non-cyclic phase. In fact, however, Diphthongisation applies irrespective of the
linear ...
Harry van der Hulst, 1999
8
The Edinburgh History of the Scots Language
... force) may trigger a form of Pre-Rhotic Vowel Lowering, and may result in
merger with COT or CAUGHT. A following /x/, as in thought words (thought,
brought, bought, wrought) may either lower a preceding COAT vowel or
diphthongise it, ...
9
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia linguistica Anglica
Whereas weak vowels may undergo reduction or even total loss, strong vowels
frequently diphthongise (Schane 1973). 2.2.1. Diphthongisation in English
English vowels occupying strong positions often diphthongise at the phonetic
level.
10
Revue Roumaine de Linguistique
Of these, the first two fall under our context (vii) and hence do not diphthongise
for independent reasons. The other two items likewise offer no conclusive
information, since, even if their stressed vowel did diphthongise, the resulting tell-
tale [j] ...
