The perception of rhythmic units in speech by infants and adults

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 202-225

  Echols, Catharine H ^a   Crowhurst, Megan J ^b   Childers, Jane B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

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EID: 0031067648     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmla.1996.2483     Document Type: Article

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