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Now, this definition is not complete. If it were so, then the words Lyons - the place in France - (ˈliːɒ̃) and neon (ˈniːɒn) would both contain a diphthong - but they DO NOT because they are characterised by two separate syllables.
A diphthong is then a movement (or glide) from one vowel to another within a single syllable.The same mistake can also be found on page 13 of The TKT
Course (2005, CUP) by Mary Spratt, Alan Pulverness, and Melanie Williams.
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Thanks for the heads-up. Alex - something that we will need to correct in any forthcoming editions.
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