Assertion: diphthong's vowel | /r/HasProperty | diphthongal
Facets:
value: often
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: And although the vowel is short and monophthongal when followed by a vowel, as in caring or nearer, when preceded by a pause or consonant, as in cared or near, the vowel is often diphthongal and resembles the RP counterpart (except followed by /r/).