Assertion: diphthong | /r/HasProperty | long
Facets:
value: according to regular vowel length rules
type: OTHER
value: in the north
type: LOCATION
value: always
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In the north, some diphthongs may be short or long according to regular vowel length rules but in the south they are always short (see Welsh phonology).
text: In the north, some diphthongs may be short or long according to regular vowel length rules but in the south they are always short (see Welsh phonology).
text: In the north, some diphthongs may be short or long according to regular vowel length rules but in the south they are always short (see Welsh phonology).
text: Diphthongs are tense vowels; they can be unchecked, and are subject to clipping like the "pure" tense vowels - they can be long or short.
text: The same rules that apply to long vowels also apply to diphthongs, which themselves are long, i.e, two beats.
text: Each vowel or diphthong that they create when they contract is long.
text: A diphthong is always long.