Intuitive syllabification: Universals and language specific constraints

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 487-514

  Gillis, Steven ^a   De Schutter, Georges ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030356248     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0305000900008916     Document Type: Article

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