English letter frequencies in transcribed speech versus written samples

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 88, Issue 3 PART 2, 1999, Pages 1181-1188

  Ridley, Dennis R ^a   Dominguez, Paula Szulc ^a   Walker, Clinton B ^b  

^a CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Christopher Newport University ^*

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EID: 4243096487     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003151259908803c01     Document Type: Article

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