Vowel duration in three American English dialects

American Speech

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 367-385

  Jacewicz, Ewa ^a   Fox, Robert A ^a   Salmons, Joseph ^b  

^a Ohito State University

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 38849100373     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00031283-2007-024     Document Type: Article

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