What Can Near Synonyms Tell Us?1 - Sinica

What Can Near Synonyms Tell Us?1 Lian-Cheng Chief*, Chu-Ren Huang*, Keh-Jiann Chen*, Mei-Chih Tsa+ Li-li Chang* Abstract This study examines a near synonym pair fangbian and bianli, 'to be convenient/ and extracts the contrasts that dictate their semantic and associated syntactic behaviors. ................
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