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indicate the starting pointa, a circle o stands for the targaj p₀^,_{t an(}i arrows mark the direction of glide.

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

§ 48. Although similar to Polish aj, and often so transcr^ńbed. Englidi [ai] (1) has the English short [i], and not Polish j, as the ta_{e tar}„_et element,

(2) the transition (vowel glide) from [a] to [i] is gradual a.j _an(j ₈[_{ow am}|

(3) while shifting from the poeition of [a] to the po6itio._{ition 0}£ jjj tJie tongue stops about half-way. approximately at the height of _{t 0}f _without reaching the position of English [i], let alone Polish i or j. j

In a word-final position and before voiced consonants [ai] ^ _rat},_er

I, hi, my, ery, try, sky, fly, shy, dry, spy, die, lie, tie, pie, fiv_{e fiye}    me

drive, time, dime, smile, ride, side, wide, rise, wiat, fine, nine

“i] is considerablj

^lcht, ice, twice, nic*,

Notę 1. In the position before yoicele® consonants [ai] short er:

bite, quite, site, white, write, light, night, right, knight, fight, mice, wife, life, knife, pipę, wipe, type, like, bike, strike

Compare the pairs:

side	ate	bride	bright	wi*e	twice
wide	white	strive	strife	bribe	ripe
ride	write	prize	price	tribe	type
rise	rice	ride	right	sze	mce
five	fife	tide	tight	bed	bght

Note 2. In longer words [ai] is shorter than in monosyllabic    _words.

Compare the pairs:

ride rider write writer    mile miler

wwe	wiser	bright	brighter	linę	liner
ilrl*e	driver	fight	fighter	minę	miner
wille	wider	nice	ni cer	dine	diner
llilr	tldy	might	mighty	shine	ahiny
W Inn	winy	ice	icy	spice	apicy

N..lr 8. In the position before [9] the target element [i] is even furtlier MllllUml, »o that instead of [ais] there is [aa], which in tum is often h h IIi .I to a long front [a:]:

Dr*, tire, shire, mirę, wire, admire, tyre, flier

er

b. Diphlhong [ei|

I    Th In iliphthong is similar to Polish ej, and occasionally so transcribed,

Inn (I} Ihc starting point should be the English [e], Le. a vowel morę limu mul higher than Polish e, (2) the target point is English [i], and ||l| 1'ullnli i or j, (3) the target element should not be reached, especially MiMł I cl I ulands in word-finał position.

flnul position and before voiced consonants, [ei] is quite long:

May, play, stay, way, say, gay, hay, day, pray, gray, tray, neigh, eight, grey Matur, ramę, gamę, same, shame, pale, sale, tale, Jane, piane, madę, shade

MM .......... mail, rain, train, Spain, chain, claim, maid, praise, raise

'1"l* I Ihdorr voiceless consonants [ei] is shorter:

lapr. safr, rakc, bakę, take, lakę, make, sake, snake, datę, gate, late, piąte, pini e, face, race. Grace,hastę

■ ł»'l« pate paid eight aid ratę raid safe save

tnosyllabic words:

I

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|(i III lliltger words [ei] is shorter than it ■Ml?    Itakę    haker    take    taken

Ully    aafc    safer    shake    shaken

Utti    palni    painter    fate    fatal

_ sailor make maker

«...... |i*l| mIhmlii Im*, cleady differentiated from [e]:

	leli lale	let	late
Min	llimt main	yeD	Yale
liali	linii li nil	seD	sale
IHNll	wnl wail	bed	bade

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