The LENA Language Environment Analysis System: Audio Specifications of the DLP-0121
@inproceedings{Ford2009TheLL, title={The LENA Language Environment Analysis System: Audio Specifications of the DLP-0121}, author={Michael Ford and Charles T. Baer and Dongxin Xu and Sharmi Gray Umit Yapanel}, year={2009} }
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