Intonational phrasing and constituency in language production and comprehension

Studia Linguistica

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 279-300

  Watson, Duane ^a   Gibson, Edward ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 33744912865     PISSN: 00393193     EISSN: 14679582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9582.2005.00130.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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