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Journal of Second Language Pronunciation
Vol. 1:2 (2015) ► pp.238–253

An acceptable non-alveolar Japanese /s/

| Old Dominion University, USA
| Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA
| Old Dominion University, USA
Published online: 14 September 2015
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https://doi.org/10.1075/jslp.1.2.05rav
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