Canadians in Alabama: A perceptual study of dialect acquisition in adults

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 385-403

  Munro, Murray J ^a   Derwing, Tracey M ^b   Flege, James E ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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EID: 0001152692     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jpho.1999.0101     Document Type: Article

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