Predicting native English-like performance by native Japanese speakers

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 571-584

  Ingvalson, Erin M ^a   McClelland, James L ^b   Holt, Lori L ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80053956705     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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