Acoustic vowel reduction as a function of sentence accent, word stress, and word class
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ACOUSTIC VOWEL REDUCTION AS A FUNCTION OF SENTENCE ACCENT, WORD STRESS, AND WORD CLASS
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Speech Communication
دوره 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993