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Better data for more researchers – using the audio features of BNCweb

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|Jun 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/icame-2021-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1502-5462 | Journal ISSN: 0801-5775
Language: English
Page range: 125 - 154
Published on: Jun 12, 2021
Published by: Uppsala University, Department of English
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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