Syllable simplification strategies: A stylistic perspective

Language Learning

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 681-718

  Lin, Yuh Huey ^a  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0035643055     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0023-8333.00171     Document Type: Article

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