Reconsidering Low-rising Intonation in American English

Applied Linguistics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 56-82+157

  Levis, John M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0344513959     PISSN: 01426001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/applin/23.1.56     Document Type: Article

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