Chinese translation norms for 1429 English words

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Chinese translation norms for 1429 English words

We present Chinese translation norms for 1429 English words. Chinese-English bilinguals (N=28) were asked to provide the first Chinese translation that came to mind for 1429 English words. The results revealed that 71% of the English words received more than one correct translation indicating the la...

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Main Authors:	Wen, Yun, van Heuven, Walter J.B.
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Verlag 2016
Subjects:	English to Chinese translation norms; Translation ambiguity; Chinese-English bilinguals
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33277/

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