Vowel variation in Southern Sotho: An acoustic investigation

Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-265

  Barnard, Etienne ^a   Wissing, Daan ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 55849099996     PISSN: 16073614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/SALALS.2008.26.2.6.570     Document Type: Article

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