Checking out basic word order in Cantonese

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It is shown that Cantonese basic word order corresponds to the way VO languages behave like Koster (1999)'s theory of Collective and Individual Checking predicts it does. An explanation is given why a more precise classification of adverbs needs to be made and a proposal offered for such a classification

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