Assertion: vowel | /r/HasProperty | shortened in netherlands dutch
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text: Particularly in Netherlands Dutch, vowels in unstressed syllables are shortened and centralized, which is particularly noticeable with tense vowels; compare the /oː/ phoneme in konijn (phonemically /koːˈnɛin/) 'rabbit' and koning (phonemically /ˈkoːnɪŋ/) 'king'.