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indicate the starting points, a circle ° stands for the targ^g_gt p₀j_nt, and arrows mark the direction of glide.

Fig. 34. English |ei, ai, oi]

a. Diphthong [ai]

§ 48. Although similar to Polish aj, and often so transcr^^],^. E-n^inli [ai] (1) has the English short [i], and not Polish j, as the ta_{e ter}g_et element,

(2)    the transition (voweł glide) from [a] to [i] is gradual _an(] ₈]_ow, _aml

(3)    while shifting from the position of [a] to the po6itio.^_{on 0}£ tlie tongue stops about half-way, approximately at the height of_{|t Q}f ^_ej _without reaching the position of English [i], let alone Polish i or j. j

In a word-final position and before voiced consonants [ai] jg _rather łoił

h hk my, ery, try, sky, fly, shy, dry, spy, die, lie, tie, pie, fiv_{e five    N}j_Ci

drive, łime, dime, smile, ride, side, wide, rise, wise, fine, nine

Notę 1. In the position before yoiceless consonants [ai] is jj j_{s CO}nsiderali| shorter:

bite, quite, site, white, write, light, night, right, k night, fight, ic^ _ice> twice, nlc< mice, wife, Kfe, knife, pipę, wipe, type, like, bike, strike

Compar	e the	pairs:
side	site	bride	bright	wise	twice
wide	white	strive	strife	bribe	ripe
ride	write	prize	price	tribe	type
rise	rice	ride	right	size	nice
five	fife	tide	tight	bed	Bght
Notę 2.	In longer words [ai] is			shorter than	in monosj
Compare the		pairs:
ride	rider	write	writer	mile	miler

WMC	wiser	bright	brighter	linę	liner
ilrlre	driver	fight		minę	miner
Wide	wider	nice	nicer	dine	diner
lilie	tldy	might	mighty	shine	shiny
Wlne	winy	ice	icy	spice	spicy

Nuta 3. In the position before [a] the target element [i] is even further [•|łl(li’i'<l, so that instead of [aia j there b [aa], which in tum b often Ih-IImI to a long front [a:]:

L filc, tire, shire, mirę, wire, admire, tyre, flier

ei

b. Diphthong [ei]

■41 Th In diphthong is similar to Polish ej, and occasionally so transcribed, ■1(1) the starting point should be the English [e], i.e. a vowel morę nml higher than Polbh e, (2) the target point b English [i], and i or j, (3) the target element should not be reached, especially |»l| Htands in word-final position.

M Umil position and before voiced consonants, [ei] b quite long: play, stay, way, say, gay, hay, day, pray, gray, tray, ncigh, eight, grey Mpi.t" lii unie, camc, gamę, same, shame, pale, sale, tale, Jane, piane, madę, shade ■l Mil liall. mail, rain, train, Spain, chain, claim, maid, praise, raise Ł llflnrn yoiceless consonants [ei] is shorter:

Ifaina, aafe, cakc, bakę, take, lakę, make, sake, snake, datę, gate, late, piąte, ■§]*, place, face, race, Grace,haste

if tli«* palni:
	pale	paid	eight	aid	ratę raid safe save
i III liinp.	er words [ei] is		shorter than i		n monosyllabic words:
dalii	bakę.	haker	lakę	tak en
- Mm	aafe	safer	shake	shaken
iii.....	palni	painter	fate	fatal
. lin .	aall	sailor	make	maker
i |M|»h.	mlii be	clearly 1	lifferentiated 1		From [e]:
»«•'	lali	tale	let	late
MU.	niau	main	yeD	Yale
Iwii	hall	hail	sell	sale
Wali	wal	wail	bed	bade

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