Dialectical Effects on Nasalance: A Multicenter, Cross-Continental Study.
Purpose: This study investigated nasalance in speakers from six different dialectal regions across North America using recent versions of the Nasometer. It was hypothesized that many of the sound changes observed in regional dialects of North American English would have a significant impact on measu...
| Published in: | Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 69 - 78 |
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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