Cross-language Perception of Non-native Tonal Contrasts: Effects of Native Phonological and Phonetic Influences
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Cross-language perception of non-native tonal contrasts: effects of native phonological and phonetic influences.
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عنوان ژورنال: Language and Speech
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0023-8309,1756-6053
DOI: 10.1177/0023830909357156