What do Bigfoot, alien abductions and faked moon landings have in common with popular theories about word origins? More than you might think.

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ABSTRACT: The semantic constraints of VV construction in Mandarin Chinese have been of great concern in studies on reduplication as it is vital for the acquisition of the structure. However, previous ...

ABSTRACT: The semantic constraints of VV construction in Mandarin Chinese have been of great concern in studies on reduplication as it is vital for the acquisition of the structure. However, previous ...