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Regional variation in British English voice Quality. / Gold, E.; Kirchhubel, C.; Earnshaw, K. et al.
In: English World-Wide, Vol. 43, No. 1, 31.01.2022, p. 96-123.

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Gold, E, Kirchhubel, C, Earnshaw, K & Ross, S 2022, 'Regional variation in British English voice Quality', English World-Wide, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 96-123. https://doi.org/10.1075/eww.20007.gol

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Gold, E., Kirchhubel, C., Earnshaw, K., & Ross, S. (2022). Regional variation in British English voice Quality. English World-Wide, 43(1), 96-123. https://doi.org/10.1075/eww.20007.gol

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Gold E, Kirchhubel C, Earnshaw K, Ross S. Regional variation in British English voice Quality. English World-Wide. 2022 Jan 31;43(1):96-123. Epub 2021 Dec 3. doi: 10.1075/eww.20007.gol

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Gold, E. ; Kirchhubel, C. ; Earnshaw, K. et al. / Regional variation in British English voice Quality. In: English World-Wide. 2022 ; Vol. 43, No. 1. pp. 96-123.

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