An articulatory and acoustic study of /u/ in preboundary position in French: The interaction of compensatory articulation, neutralization avoidance and featural enhancement

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-161

  Tabain, Marija ^a   Perrier, Pascal ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Institut de la Communication Parlee   (France)

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EID: 33847063414     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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