Review published In: Asian Languages and Linguistics
Vol. 4:1 (2023) ► pp.101–111
Book review
. Cantonese GIVE and Double-Object Construction [Studies in Chinese Language and Discourse, 15]. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2022. xiv + 262 pp. ISBN 9789027211040 (hb) / 9789027257802 (e-book). . https://doi.org/10.1075/scld.15
Published online: 6 July 2023
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