The grammaticalisation and regrammaticalisation of Chinese numeral classifier morphemes

Journal of Chinese Linguistics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-20

  Kit Ken, Loke ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84933482633     PISSN: 00913723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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