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Plural Classifier xie and Grammatical Number in Mandarin Chinese 汉语复数分类词“谢”与语法数

Berkeley Papers in Formal Linguistics Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5070/bf221044622

Y. Wu

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Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Kampa Consonants 原康帕辅音的音系重建

Berkeley Papers in Formal Linguistics Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5070/bf221043963

Eric Chen

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Pragmatic Influences on Argument Word Order in Karuk Narrative Texts 卡鲁克叙事语篇中语用对论点语序的影响

Berkeley Papers in Formal Linguistics Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5070/BF231053222

K. Yu

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