Phonological transfer and levels of representation: The perceptual acquisition of Thai voice and aspiration by English and French speakers

Second Language Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 389-405

  Curtin, Suzanne ^a   Goad, Heather ^b   Pater, Joseph V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0040816792     PISSN: 02676583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026765898674095369     Document Type: Article

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