Analysis of speech segment duration with the lognormal distribution: A basis for unification and comparison

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 411-426

  Rosen, Kristin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 28244483196     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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