Assertion: vowel | /r/HasProperty | tense
Facets:
value: in the first word
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: So the tense/lax distinction is an example of one of those bits of unconscious knowledge we have about our language — even though we’re not consciously aware of which vowels are tense and which ones are lax, our mental grammar still includes this powerful principle that governs how we use our language.
text: For example, in most English dialects, beet and bit are contrasted by the vowel sound being tense in the first word but not the second; i.e., (as in beet) is the tense counterpart to the lax (as in bit); the same is true of (as in kook) versus (as in cook).
text: The vowels in heed and hayed are tense, whereas those in hid and head are lax.