Assertion: diphthong's sound | /r/HasProperty | raised to ɜi
Facets:
value: in certain early modern varieties
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The [ai] sound that occurred in words like day and bait was first raised to [ɜi] in certain Early Modern varieties, which formed the basis for the merging of the monophthong [ɜ:], later [e:]. (Cf.