German substrate effects in Wisconsin English: Evidence for final fortition

American Speech

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-164

  Purnell, Thomas ^a   Salmons, Joseph ^a   Tepeli, Dilara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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EID: 23744487810     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00031283-80-2-135     Document Type: Review

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