Comparing some phonological features across African accents of English

English Studies

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 249-266

  Bobda, Augustin Simo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

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EID: 0043282116     PISSN: 0013838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/0013-838x(200005)81:3;1-m;ft249     Document Type: Article

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