Phoneme inventory size and population size

Language

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 388-440

  Hay, Jennifer ^a   Bauer, Laurie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 41349111538     PISSN: 00978507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lan.2007.0071     Document Type: Article

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