Discrimination and production of english vowels by bilingual speakers of spanish and english

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 445-462

  Levey, Sandra ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 10244263594     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.99.2.445-462     Document Type: Review

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