Selecting segmental errors in non-native Dutch for optimal pronunciation training

IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 357-404

  Neri, Ambra ^a   Cucchiarini, Catia ^a   Strik, Helmer ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33845784177     PISSN: 0019042X     EISSN: 16134141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IRAL.2006.016     Document Type: Article

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