I would venture that "hayulp" is actually an example of a diphthong
("Diphthongs are sounds that begin as one vowel and end as another, while
gliding between them. For this reason they are sometimes described as glide
vowels").
What a feast of phonetics today!
:-)
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Piers
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Andrew Fildes wrote:
> Once upon a time all dipthongs were pronounced so that each vowel
> sound was distinct - still does sometimes as in the Geordie
> pronounciation of boat as 'bow-at'.
Mair leyk 'boo-at,' marrer.
Is there a name for making two syllables from one vowel -- as in Penelope
Pitstop's "hayulp, hayulp?"
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Chris
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