Speaking and hearing clearly: Talker and listener factors in speaking style changes

Linguistics and Language Compass

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 236-264

  Smiljanić, Rajka ^a,b   Bradlow, Ann R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 59849125930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749818X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-818X.2008.00112.x     Document Type: Review

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