Variable robustness of nonstandard /r/ in English: Evidence from accent disguise

Speech, Language and the Law

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 278-288

  Lindsey, Geoff ^a   Hirson, Allen ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accent disguise; Defective r; Rhotics; Speaker identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249097941     PISSN: 13501771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/sll.1999.6.2.278     Document Type: Article

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