Theories of the syllable

The Syllable: Views and Facts

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 13-52

  van der Hulst, Harry ^a   Ritter, Nancy A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.1515/9783110806793.13     Document Type: Chapter

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