Prominence in Tamil

Journal of the International Phonetic Association

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-20

  Keane, Elinor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33646806411     PISSN: 00251003     EISSN: 14753502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025100306002337     Document Type: Article

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