Patterns of late rising in New Zealand English: Intonational variation or intonational change?

Language Variation and Change

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 209-230

  Warren, Paul ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 33644592656     PISSN: 09543945     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095439450505009X     Document Type: Article

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