Effects of speaking rate on the singleton/geminate consonant contrast in Italian

Phonetica

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 135-157

  Pickett, Emily R ^a   Blumstein, Sheila E ^a   Burton, Martha W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041780300     PISSN: 00318388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028448     Document Type: Article

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