Motor mechanisms in speech ontogeny: phylogenetic, neurobiological and linguistic implications

@article{MacNeilage2001MotorMI,
  title={Motor mechanisms in speech ontogeny: phylogenetic, neurobiological and linguistic implications},
  author={Peter F. MacNeilage and Barbara L. Davis},
  journal={Current Opinion in Neurobiology},
  year={2001},
  volume={11},
  pages={696-700}
}
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