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A characteristic feature is ''reinforcement'' for certain vowels or diphthongs before consonants, which changes the pronunciation of the vowel: | A characteristic feature is ''reinforcement'' for certain vowels or diphthongs before consonants, which changes the pronunciation of the vowel: | ||
*The nucleus is shortened. | *The nucleus is shortened. | ||
*When the consonant is | *When the consonant is voiced, the offglide is lengthened: ''fame'' [fɪiːm] | ||
*When the consonant is | *When the consonant is voiceless, the consonant is lengthened: ''face'' [fɪjsː] | ||
/θ ð/ are commonly [t̪ d̪]. | /θ ð/ are commonly [t̪ d̪]. | ||