Pronunciation and the assessment of spoken language

Spoken English, TESOL and Applied Linguistics: Challenges for Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 245-270

  Levis, John M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85015894697     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230584587_11     Document Type: Chapter

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