English vowel production by Dutch talkers: more evidence for the “similar” vs “new” distinction

Second-Language Speech: Structure and Process

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 11-52

  Flege, James Emil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1515/9783110882933.11     Document Type: Chapter

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