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The production of Sylheti and English stops and vowels by London-Bengali speakers

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ID4579050
AuthorsK M Mccarthy (0000-0002-5876-2767), K McCarthy (corresponding author), B G Evans (0000-0001-5440-5116), Bergen Evans, Merle Mahon (0000-0001-9075-9739)
Year2013
Volume41
Issue5
Pages344-358
Publication date2013-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Phonetics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0095-4470 • E-ISSN: 1095-8576
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.wocn.2013.03.006
OpenAlexW1985527328
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited40

Art · Australian English · Bengali · Consonant · Duration (music) · Formant · Immigration · Linguistics · Literature · Production (economics) · Vowel · History · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology

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Citations per year1,91
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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