Nonword

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  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of non-word. alt-of, alternative

    "We used a nonword naming task to examine how English speakers assign stress to novel phonological forms."

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"We used a nonword naming task to examine how English speakers assign stress to novel phonological forms."

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