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A typology of laterals in twelve English dialects

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A typology of laterals in twelve English dialects. / Kirkham, Sam; Turton, Danielle; Leemann, Adrian.
In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 148, No. 1, 20.07.2020, p. EL72-EL76.

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Kirkham, S, Turton, D & Leemann, A 2020, 'A typology of laterals in twelve English dialects', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 148, no. 1, pp. EL72-EL76. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0001587

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Kirkham, S., Turton, D., & Leemann, A. (2020). A typology of laterals in twelve English dialects. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 148(1), EL72-EL76. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0001587

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Kirkham S, Turton D, Leemann A. A typology of laterals in twelve English dialects. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2020 Jul 20;148(1):EL72-EL76. doi: 10.1121/10.0001587

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Kirkham, Sam ; Turton, Danielle ; Leemann, Adrian. / A typology of laterals in twelve English dialects. In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2020 ; Vol. 148, No. 1. pp. EL72-EL76.

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