Tone features, tone perception, and peak alignment in Thai

Language and Speech

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 343-383

  Zsiga, Elizabeth ^a   Nitisaroj, Rattima ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Thai; Tone; Tone features; Tone perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 35349015384     PISSN: 00238309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00238309070500030301     Document Type: Article

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