Monophthongal vowel changes in Received Pronunciation: An acoustic analysis of the Queen's Christmas broadcasts

Journal of the International Phonetic Association

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 63-78

  Harrington, Jonathan ^a   Palethorpe, Sallyanne ^a   Watson, Catherine ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84937322918     PISSN: 00251003     EISSN: 14753502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025100300006666     Document Type: Article

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