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February 20, 2024International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Phonemic and pitch variability in bilingual preschoolers: A comparison of Jamaican Creole and English

Amna S. Mira Mary E Wilkens Karla N. Washington Victoria S. McKenna

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Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the cross-linguistic influences of Jamaican Creole (JC) and English on phonemic and vocal development in bilingual JC-English-speaking preschoolers.

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Mira et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e78809b6db6435876fa260 https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2023.2287426

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