Changing pronunciation but stable social evaluation?

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Changing pronunciation but stable social evaluation? / Thøgersen, Jacob; Pharao, Nicolai.

I: Penn Working Papers in Linguistics, Bind 19, Nr. 2, 21, 2013, s. 191-201.

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Thøgersen, J & Pharao, N 2013, 'Changing pronunciation but stable social evaluation?', Penn Working Papers in Linguistics, bind 19, nr. 2, 21, s. 191-201. https://doi.org/http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1317&context=pwpl

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Thøgersen, J., & Pharao, N. (2013). Changing pronunciation but stable social evaluation? Penn Working Papers in Linguistics, 19(2), 191-201. [21]. https://doi.org/http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1317&context=pwpl

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Thøgersen J, Pharao N. Changing pronunciation but stable social evaluation? Penn Working Papers in Linguistics. 2013;19(2):191-201. 21. https://doi.org/http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1317&context=pwpl

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Thøgersen, Jacob ; Pharao, Nicolai. / Changing pronunciation but stable social evaluation?. I: Penn Working Papers in Linguistics. 2013 ; Bind 19, Nr. 2. s. 191-201.

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