The syllable in sign language: Considering the other natural language modality

The Syllable in Speech Production

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 379-407

  Sandler, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203837894     Document Type: Chapter

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