Reassignment of consonant allophones in rapid dialect acquisition

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 228-248

  German, James S ^a   Carlson, Katy ^b   Pierrehumbert, Janet B ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84876807989     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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