The role of social factors in the Canadian vowel shift: Evidence from Toronto

American Speech

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-140

  Hoffman, Michol F ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77953598923     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: 15272133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00031283-2010-007     Document Type: Article

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