Schwa and the phonotactics of RP English

Transactions of the Philological Society

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 148-187

  Heselwood, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 51249152998     PISSN: 00791636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-968X.2007.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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