Perception of the voicing contrast by Dutch children and adults

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 367-382

  Kuijpers, Cecile T L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0030194602     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jpho.1996.0020     Document Type: Article

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