Does Vowel Inventory Density Affect Vowel-to-Vowel Coarticulation?

Language and Speech

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 191-209

  Mok, Peggy P K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cantonese; Mandarin; vowel inventory; vowel to vowel coarticulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878591816     PISSN: 00238309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0023830912443948     Document Type: Article

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