Vowel duration and neutralization of vowel length contrasts in Kinyarwanda

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 427-446

  Myers, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 28244433494     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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