VOT in the babbling of French- and English-learning infants

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-352

  Whalen, D H ^a   Levitt, Andrea G ^a,b   Goldstein, Louis M ^a,c  

^a HASKINS LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34249685612     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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