Characterizing ranked chinese syllable-to-character mapping spectrum: A bridge between the spoken and written Chinese language

Journal of Quantitative Linguistics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 153-167

  Li, Wentian ^a  

^a FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84877044909     PISSN: 09296174     EISSN: 17445035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09296174.2013.773140     Document Type: Article

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