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Dimensions of structure and variability in the human vocal tract

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Dimensions of structure and variability in the human vocal tract. / Vaughan-Williams, Katherine; Moran, Steven; Kirkham, Sam.
Proceedings of the 13th International Seminar on Speech Production. ed. / Cécile Fougeron; Pascal Perrier. International Speech Communication Association, 2024. p. 274-277.

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Vaughan-Williams, K, Moran, S & Kirkham, S 2024, Dimensions of structure and variability in the human vocal tract. in C Fougeron & P Perrier (eds), Proceedings of the 13th International Seminar on Speech Production. International Speech Communication Association, pp. 274-277, ISSP 2024 : 13th International Seminar on Speech Production, Autrans, France, 13/05/24. https://doi.org/10.21437/issp.2024-69

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Vaughan-Williams, K., Moran, S., & Kirkham, S. (2024). Dimensions of structure and variability in the human vocal tract. In C. Fougeron, & P. Perrier (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th International Seminar on Speech Production (pp. 274-277). International Speech Communication Association. https://doi.org/10.21437/issp.2024-69

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Vaughan-Williams K, Moran S, Kirkham S. Dimensions of structure and variability in the human vocal tract. In Fougeron C, Perrier P, editors, Proceedings of the 13th International Seminar on Speech Production. International Speech Communication Association. 2024. p. 274-277 doi: 10.21437/issp.2024-69

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Vaughan-Williams, Katherine ; Moran, Steven ; Kirkham, Sam. / Dimensions of structure and variability in the human vocal tract. Proceedings of the 13th International Seminar on Speech Production. editor / Cécile Fougeron ; Pascal Perrier. International Speech Communication Association, 2024. pp. 274-277

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