Perception of American English Allophonic Variant /ɾ/ by Arabic Speakers in an EFL Context
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عنوان ژورنال: 3L The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0128-5157,2550-2247
DOI: 10.17576/3l-2019-2502-10