The acquisition of English word-final consonants by Cantonese ESL learners in Hong Kong

Canadian Journal of Linguistics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Chan, Alice Y W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 45749148299     PISSN: 00084131     EISSN: 17101115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0008413100004291     Document Type: Article

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