Tonal parameters for forensic speaker recognition
by Dr. Ricky Ka Wai Chan (City University of Hong Kong)
by Dr. Ricky Ka Wai Chan (City University of Hong Kong)
by Dr. Brian W. King (City University of Hong Kong)
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Professor Marianne Hundt - English Department, University of Zurich (https://www.es.uzh.ch/en/Subsites/Personal/mhundt.html) Abstract In English, lot is used in the complex quantifier a lot of (as in a lot of fun) and as a degree adverb (e.g. a […]
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