A Perceptual Comparison of the /i/–/e/ and /u/–/o/ Contrasts in English and in Spanish: Universal and Language-Specific Aspects

Phonetica

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 55-85

  Bradlow, Ann R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0039003728     PISSN: 00318388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000262189     Document Type: Article

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