Topic and topic-comment constructions in Mandarin Chinese

Language

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 383-408

  Shi, Dingxu ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0040566716     PISSN: 00978507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lan.2000.0070     Document Type: Article

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