Effects of speaking rate on the vowel length distinction in Japanese

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 565-589

  Hirata, Yukari ^a  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

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EID: 10244250274     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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