A Web-based interface to calculate phonotactic probability for words and nonwords in English

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 481-487

  Vitevitch, Michael S ^a   Luce, Paul A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 12344258989     PISSN: 07433808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03195594     Document Type: Review

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