English words on the Procrustean bed: Polysyllabic shortening reconsidered

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 459-471

  White, Laurence ^a   Turk, Alice E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77955094924     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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