On the perceptual basis of distinctive features: Evidence from the perception of fricatives by Dutch and English speakers

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-136

  Johnson, Keith ^a   Babel, Molly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 77649184981     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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