Between-speaker rhythmic variability is not dependent on language rhythm, as evidence from Persian reveals

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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Speech Language and the Law

سال: 2018

ISSN: 1748-8885,1748-8893

DOI: 10.1558/ijsll.37110