Rhythm as entrainment: The case of synchronous speech

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-28

  Cummins, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 60649100205     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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