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Vol. 41:4 (2017) ► pp.1027–1036

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Wang, William S-Y. and Chaofen Sun (eds.). 2015. The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Linguistics. New York: Oxford University Press. Google Scholar logo with link to Google Scholar. The Oxford handbook of Chinese linguistics

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Published online: 30 March 2018
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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Chapter-by-chapter review for Section 4 Morphology
  • 3.Chapter-by-chapter review for Section 5 Syntax
  • 4.Chapter-by-chapter review for Section 7 Sociocultural Aspects
  • 5.Overall evaluation
  • 6.Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
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