Voice onset time in speech to infants and adults

Phonetica

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 186-199

  Sundberg, Ulla ^a   Lacerda, Francisco ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0007544599     PISSN: 00318388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028450     Document Type: Article

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