Free classification of American English dialects by native and non-native listeners

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 436-451

  Clopper, Cynthia G ^a   Bradlow, Ann R ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350188286     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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