Phonotactics and the prestopped velar lateral of Hiw: Resolving the ambiguity of a complex segment

Phonology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 393-434

  François, Alexandre ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 79952922369     PISSN: 09526757     EISSN: 14698188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952675710000205     Document Type: Article

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