Tamil liquids: An investigation into the basis of the contrast among five liquids in a dialect of Tamil

Journal of the International Phonetic Association

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-26

  Mcdonough, Joyce ^a   Johnson, Keith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84933481544     PISSN: 00251003     EISSN: 14753502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025100300005387     Document Type: Article

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