Language engineering for legal transplantation: Conceptual problems in creating common law Chinese

Language and Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 235-254

  Sin, King Kui ^a   Roebuck, Derek ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

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EID: 21344439741     PISSN: 02715309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0271-5309(96)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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