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illustrated description of the most central query and reporting
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how these functions are readily applicable to research on second
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of detail, how the Phon query functions can be used to obtain
acoustic measurements of audio recordings. Finally, I provide an
overview of pre-defined analyses built into Phon which are commonly
used in research on phonological development and speech disorders.
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technical issues in data preparation to the larger, community-level
importance of data sharing as a condition for the future of this
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