The segmental anchoring hypothesis revisited: Syllable structure and speech rate effects on peak timing in Spanish

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 473-500

  Prieto, Pilar ^a   Torreira, Francisco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

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EID: 36448981367     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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