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The Chinese Copula Shi and its Origin: A Cognitive-Based Approach 汉语连词及其起源:一种基于认知的研究方法

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Taiwan Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2006-06-01 DOI: 10.6519/TJL.2006.4(1).4

J. Chang

引用次数: 9

IS IT DIFFICULT TO ACQUIRE SUBJACENCY AND THE ECP 取得从属权和ecp难吗

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Taiwan Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2006-06-01 DOI: 10.6519/TJL.2006.4(1).3

Chun-Yin Doris Chen, Hsin-Yi Candy Huang

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引用次数: 1

The Information Structure of Adverbial Clauses in Chinese Discourse 汉语语篇状语从句的信息结构

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Taiwan Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2006-06-01 DOI: 10.6519/TJL.2006.4(1).2

王萸芳, Yu-Fang Wang

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引用次数: 13

Modeling Variation in Taiwan Southern Min Syllable Contraction 台湾南民音节缩略语的造型变异

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Taiwan Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2005-12-01 DOI: 10.6519/TJL.2005.3(2).3

Yingshing Li, J. Myers

引用次数: 2

Two Constraints on Tonal Derivation in Chinese 汉语调性衍生的两个制约因素

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Taiwan Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2005-12-01 DOI: 10.6519/TJL.2005.3(2).4

Hui-chuan Hsu

引用次数: 1

Identity Preservation in Hakha-Lai Tone Sandhi 哈卡莱调变调中的身份保护

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Taiwan Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2005-12-01 DOI: 10.6519/TJL.2005.3(2).1

Hui-Shan Lin

引用次数: 6

STRESS AND SYLLABLE STRUCTURE IN ENGLISH: APPROACHES TO PHONOLOGICAL VARIATIONS ∗ 英语中的重音和音节结构:音位变化的研究*

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Taiwan Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2005-12-01 DOI: 10.6519/TJL.2005.3(2).2

San Duanmu, Hyo-young Kim, Nathan Stiennon

引用次数: 11

Master Tropes in English Magazine Advertisements: A Semiotic Topic-Vehicle Approach 英语杂志广告中的修辞大师:符号学的话题载体研究

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Taiwan Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2005-06-01 DOI: 10.6519/TJL.2005.3(1).2

Jian-Shiung Shie

引用次数: 3

SUBJECT SPECIFICITY, PREDICATE DISTRIBUTIVITY, AND SCOPE INTERPRETATION 主题专一性，谓词分布性和范围解释

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Taiwan Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2005-06-01 DOI: 10.6519/TJL.2005.3(1).5

B. Yang

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引用次数: 4

Breath-Group Theory vs. Declination Theory: Evidence from Chinese Aphasics 呼吸群理论与衰退理论:来自中国失语症的证据

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Taiwan Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2005-06-01 DOI: 10.6519/TJL.2005.3(1).4

薩文蕙

引用次数: 0