Identifiability and definiteness in Chinese

Linguistics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1129-1184

  Chen, Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 7044249702     PISSN: 00243949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ling.2004.42.6.1129     Document Type: Review

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