A comparison of rhythm in english dialects and music

Music Perception

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 307-313

  McGowan, Rebecca W ^a   Levitt, Andrea G ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialects; English; Musical rhythm; NPVI; Speech rhythm

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954549812     PISSN: 07307829     EISSN: 15338312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/MP.2011.28.3.307     Document Type: Article

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