Middle English Open Syllable Lengthening (MEOSL) or Middle English Compensatory Lengthening (MECL)?
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عنوان ژورنال: English Language and Linguistics
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1360-6743,1469-4379
DOI: 10.1017/s1360674319000522