Variations of the third-person singular pronoun in Hong Kong Cantonese
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Variation of the third-person singular pronoun in Hong Kong Cantonese
Background: The third-person singular pronoun佢 in Hong Kong Cantonese has several variations, including the more standard (citation) form koei and its variant forms, such as hoei, toei, and oei. Some speakers use both koei and other forms alternatively, while some others consistently use only one of them (Bauer and Benedict 1997). This variation phenomenon is widely observed in current Hong Kon...
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تاریخ انتشار 2016