The role of selective attention in the acquisition of English tense and lax vowels by native Spanish listeners: Comparison of three training methods

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 569-587

  Kondaurova, Maria V ^a   Francis, Alexander L ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78649712269     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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