Acquisition of second-language speech: Effects of visual cues, context, and talker variability

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 495-522

  Hardison, Debra M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0345358508     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716403000250     Document Type: Article

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