A coarticulatory path to sound change

Language

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 785-821

  Beddor, Patrice Speeter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Articulatory covariation; Coarticulation; Nasalization; Phonologization; Sound change; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949094313     PISSN: 00978507     EISSN: 15350665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lan.0.0165     Document Type: Article

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