Phonological attrition and the perception of geminate consonants in the lucchese community of san francisco (ca)

International Journal of Bilingualism

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-209

  Celata, Chiara ^a   Cancila, Jessica ^b  

^a SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

geminate consonants; phonological attrition; speech perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049485854     PISSN: 13670069     EISSN: 17566878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367006910363058     Document Type: Article

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