Assessing the temporal reliability of rhythm metrics

Journal of the International Phonetic Association

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-281

  Knight, Rachael Anne ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84856384726     PISSN: 00251003     EISSN: 14753502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025100311000326     Document Type: Article

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