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Intonational variation and change in Scottish Gaelic. / Nance, Claire.
In: Lingua, Vol. 160, 06.2015, p. 1-19.

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Nance, C 2015, 'Intonational variation and change in Scottish Gaelic', Lingua, vol. 160, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2015.03.008

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Nance, C. (2015). Intonational variation and change in Scottish Gaelic. Lingua, 160, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2015.03.008

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Nance C. Intonational variation and change in Scottish Gaelic. Lingua. 2015 Jun;160:1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.lingua.2015.03.008

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Nance, Claire. / Intonational variation and change in Scottish Gaelic. In: Lingua. 2015 ; Vol. 160. pp. 1-19.

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