A Modal Analysis of the Cantonese Particle Gamzai

Lee, Margaret Chui Yi; Hsiao, Katherine Pei-Yi; Lin, Jonah Tzong-Hong

A Modal Analysis of the Cantonese Particle Gamzai

Studies in Chinese Linguistics

Volume 44 (2023): Issue 2 (December 2023)

By: Margaret Chui Yi Lee, Katherine Pei-Yi Hsiao and Jonah Tzong-Hong Lin

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scl-2023-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2470-8275 | Journal ISSN: 1017-1274

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Language: English

Page range: 123 - 150

Submitted on: Mar 6, 2019

Accepted on: May 10, 2024

Published on: Sep 14, 2024

Published by: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, T.T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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Linguistics and semiotics,

Languages of Asia,

Sino-Tibetan languages,

Chinese,

Levels of linguistic analysis,

Interfaces,

Syntax,

Theoretical frameworks and disciplines,

Contrastive linguistics

© 2024 Margaret Chui Yi Lee, Katherine Pei-Yi Hsiao, Jonah Tzong-Hong Lin, published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, T.T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre
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