A Longitudinal Study of the Acquisition of the Polysemous Verb <i>打</i> <i>dǎ</i> in Mandarin Chinese

Lexical ambiguity abounds in languages and multiple one-to-many form-function mappings create challenges for language learners. This study extends the theoretical approaches to the acquisition of polysemy to the Mandarin verb <i>打 dǎ</i>, which is highly polysemous and among the earliest...

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Main Authors: Jidong Chen, Xinchun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/5/2/23