The case of bei2 (“give”) in Cantonese: The acquisition of polysemous forms

Wong, Kwok-shing

doi:10.1075/tsl.59.17won

In:Up and down the Cline – The Nature of Grammaticalization
Edited by Olga Fischer, Muriel Norde and Harry Perridon
[Typological Studies in Language 59] 2004
► pp. 325–343

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The acquisition of polysemous forms

The case of bei2 (“give”) in Cantonese

Kwok-shing Wong

Published online: 28 May 2004

https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.59.17won

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