Surpass comparatives in Sinitic and beyond: typology and grammaticalization
The Surpass (or Exceed) comparative is a widespread feature of Sinitic languages found in almost all ‘dialect’ groups. This article investigates the nature of Surpass constructions in Southern Chinese varieties with a focus on Cantonese, and in unrelated languages of Southeast Asia, where Surpass co...
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DE GRUYTER MOUTON
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86369 |
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