Assertion: classical latin's vowel | /r/HasProperty | differed by quality
Facets:
value: in the imperial period
type: TEMPORAL
value: since the 1st century ad
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: At least since the 1st century AD, short vowels (except a) differed by quality as well as by length from their long counterparts, the short vowels being lower.
text: There is evidence that in the imperial period all the short vowels except a differed by quality as well as by length from their long counterparts.