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From Character to Poem: Nested Contexts and Scalar Limits of Parallelism Detection in Classical Chinese Poetry

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|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/johd.488 | Journal eISSN: 2059-481X
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 24, 2025
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Accepted on: Jan 21, 2026
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Published on: Feb 25, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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