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Producing a smaller sound system: Acoustics and articulation of the subset scenario in Gaelic-English bilinguals

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Producing a smaller sound system: Acoustics and articulation of the subset scenario in Gaelic-English bilinguals. / Nance, Claire; Kirkham, Sam.
In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 11.12.2023.

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Nance, C & Kirkham, S 2023, 'Producing a smaller sound system: Acoustics and articulation of the subset scenario in Gaelic-English bilinguals', Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1366728923000688

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Nance, C., & Kirkham, S. (2023). Producing a smaller sound system: Acoustics and articulation of the subset scenario in Gaelic-English bilinguals. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1366728923000688

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Nance C, Kirkham S. Producing a smaller sound system: Acoustics and articulation of the subset scenario in Gaelic-English bilinguals. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 2023 Dec 11. Epub 2023 Dec 11. doi: 10.1017/S1366728923000688

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Nance, Claire ; Kirkham, Sam. / Producing a smaller sound system : Acoustics and articulation of the subset scenario in Gaelic-English bilinguals. In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 2023.

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