L-vocalisation as a natural phenomenon: explorations in sociophonology

Language Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 294-315

  Johnson, Wyn ^a   Britain, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

l vocalisation; Fenland English; Sociophonology; The emergence of the unmarked

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248546446     PISSN: 03880001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.langsci.2006.12.022     Document Type: Article

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