Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "A near-close vowel or a near-high vowel is any in a class of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a near-close vowel is that the tongue is positioned similarly to a close vowel, but slightly less constricted. Near-close vowels are sometimes described as lax variants of the fully close vowels.It is rare for languages to contrast a near-close vowel with a close vowel and a close-mid vowel based on height alone."@en }
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- Near-close_vowel comment "A near-close vowel or a near-high vowel is any in a class of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a near-close vowel is that the tongue is positioned similarly to a close vowel, but slightly less constricted. Near-close vowels are sometimes described as lax variants of the fully close vowels.It is rare for languages to contrast a near-close vowel with a close vowel and a close-mid vowel based on height alone.".
- Q1813464 comment "A near-close vowel or a near-high vowel is any in a class of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a near-close vowel is that the tongue is positioned similarly to a close vowel, but slightly less constricted. Near-close vowels are sometimes described as lax variants of the fully close vowels.It is rare for languages to contrast a near-close vowel with a close vowel and a close-mid vowel based on height alone.".