Statistical Analysis of Chinese Phonemic Contrast
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Statistical Analysis of Chinese Phonemic Contrast
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Phonetica
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1423-0321,0031-8388
DOI: 10.1159/000334548