Time and thyme are not homophones: The effect of lemma frequency on word durations in spontaneous speech

Language

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 474-496

  Gahl, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 53249145555     PISSN: 00978507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lan.0.0035     Document Type: Review

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