Effects of musical experience and training on pitch contour perception

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 654-662

  Wayland, Ratree ^a   Herrera, Elizabeth ^a   Kaan, Edith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 78649690486     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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