Assertion: diphthong's vowel | /r/HasProperty | close to the one
Facets:
value: on a vowel chart
type: OTHER
value: quite
type: DEGREE
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: fully
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Narrow diphthongs are the ones that end with a vowel which on a vowel chart is quite close to the one that begins the diphthong, for example Northern Dutch [eɪ], [øʏ] and [oʊ].
text: So first of all, you should recognize if the vowels are open or closed.
text: The four close vowel phonemes of Irish are the fully close /iː/ and /uː/, and the near-close /ɪ/ and /ʊ/.
text: The weak vowels — sometimes known as closed vowels or semivowels—are i and u. Y often serves as a weak vowel as well, functioning in the same way and sounding the same as i.
text: Narrow diphthongs are the ones that end with a vowel which on a vowel chart is quite close to the one that begins the diphthong, for example Northern Dutch [eɪ], [øʏ] and [oʊ].