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Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies Volume 33, 2015 - Issue 3: Phonetics and Phonology in Bantu
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Cumulative effects in Xitsonga: high-tone spreading and depressor consonants

Seunghun J LeePsychology and Linguistics, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan;Department of African Languages, University of Johannesburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 273-290 | Published online: 21 Dec 2015

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