Examples of 'long vowel' in a sentence

Meaning of "long vowel"

long vowel: (noun) refers to the pronunciation of a vowel sound that is relatively longer in duration than a short vowel sound
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  • A vowel which is normally pronounced somewhat longer than other vowels (usually around 1½ to double length); represented in the IPA by the addition of a colon-like symbol (ː, triangular colon), such as /aː/.
  • Any of the vowels or diphthongs resulting from the Great Vowel Shift's effect on Middle English's original long vowels, and best exhibited in the names of the vowel letters A, E, I, O, U. In American lexicography their pronunciation is indicated by a macron, as, ē.

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Understands what constitutes long vowel sounds.
In this system a long vowel is indicated by writing it twice.
It now more often marks a long vowel.
The long vowel ė is written as o with tilde above õ.
The ß remains if it is preceded by a long vowel or a diphthong.
A long vowel may either be ignored or considered as a vowel.
It is heavy by nature if it contains a long vowel or a diphthong.
Long vowel sounds have the same sound as their names.
Understands what constitutes the long vowel sound u.
Weak kinsoku sets omit long vowel symbols and small hiragana characters.
Understands what constitutes the long vowel sound i.
However, a long vowel is found in the attested forms.
Understands what constitutes the long vowel sound o.
So you know it 's a long vowel sound and not a short one.
Understands what constitutes the long vowel sound a.

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Moreover, the long vowel sound in a word should not be omitted.
Their lengthening is not to the extent of a long vowel.
A long syllable contains a long vowel or is followed by two consonants.
A macron ā ē ī ō ū indicates a long vowel.
Verb stems may never end in a long vowel or a diphthong.
Vowels that are separated by a morpheme boundary are not considered to be a long vowel.
Correption is the shortening of a long vowel before a short vowel in hiatus.
The selected acoustic parameters for analysis of the long vowel were.
Soft or weak kinsoku sets omit long vowel symbols and small hiragana characters.
Determines whether words contain the short or long vowel sound i.
If a syllable has a long vowel or a diphthong, it is long.
An unstressed short vowel is absorbed into the preceding long vowel.
An asymmetric system of four short and five long vowel segments can be reconstructed.
He also notes that no word contains more than one long vowel.
A syllable is heavy if it has a long vowel or a moraic coda; otherwise it is light.
The last syllable of a line may not include a long vowel.
Also, the combination of a long vowel and a short vowel deletes the short vowel.
Doubled vowel letters are commonly used to indicate a long vowel sound.
Here also, the table shows long vowel letters only in isolated form for clarity.
Then they work on recognizing short and long vowel sounds.
However, the corresponding long vowel sound is still indicated by ' ee.
If a short vowel occurs before a preaspirate it will be devoiced if it follows a long vowel.
The same may be true for other words with a long vowel in the last syllable.
The lengthened short vowel is usually intermediate in length between a short vowel and long vowel.
The double / aa / in the name indicates a long vowel and the diacritics a falling pitch pattern.
A short oblique hook at the bottom of the vertical bar marks a long vowel.
A long vowel will be appended with triangular colon ( ː ) instead of doubling.
From following a long vowel.
In katakana only, a long vowel is indicated with a horizontal stroke ( ー ) called a chōon.
One kind of long syllable is one containing a long vowel or a diphthong.
Introducing the long vowel sounds and the concept of the silent 'e'.
The rising and fallng tones can only happen with a long vowel.
As such, the last heavy syllable ( containing a long vowel or ending in a consonant ) is stressed.
This deletion is true whether the short vowel occurs before or after the long vowel.
And a little lineover the " O " so you know it 's a long vowel sound and not a short one.

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Examples of using Vowel
Not a single vowel in his entire name
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