People mountain, people sea: A study of four Chinese English idioms on the Web

English Today

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 46-50

  Fang, Fan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77950714353     PISSN: 02660784     EISSN: 14740567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266078408000394     Document Type: Article

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