Typology and acoustic strategies of whistled languages: Phonetic comparison and perceptual cues of whistled vowels

Journal of the International Phonetic Association

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-94

  Meyer, Julien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

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EID: 42449100687     PISSN: 00251003     EISSN: 14753502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025100308003277     Document Type: Article

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