Northern cities Mexican American english: Vowel production and perception

American Speech

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-184

  Roeder, Rebecca V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 77953558713     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: 15272133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00031283-2010-009     Document Type: Article

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