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Original Articles

Phonetic variations and sound changes in Hong Kong Cantonese: Diachronic review, synchronic study and implications for speech sound assessment

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Pages 333-353 | Received 31 Jan 2014, Accepted 27 Dec 2014, Published online: 04 Feb 2015

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