Acquisition of L2 Japanese geminates: Training with waveform displays

Language Learning and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 29-47

  Motohashi Saigo, Miki ^a   Hardison, Debra M ^b  

^a KANSAI GAIDAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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