Contrast and covert contrast: The phonetic development of voiceless sibilant fricatives in English and Japanese toddlers

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-124

  Li, Fangfang ^a   Edwards, Jan ^b   Beckman, Mary E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 60649095908     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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