Effects of speaker gender on voice onset time in Korean stops

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-67

  Oh, Eunjin ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

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EID: 79451470074     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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