Sun, Chaofen <br/><br/>
The Discourse Function of Numeral Classifiers in Mandarin Chinese 
Sun, Chaofen 
<br/><br/>There appears to be a correlation between the use of NCL and the thematic status of the discourse entities. The overriding principle is thematic centrality 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Language -- Grammar -- Modern -- Discourse function of numeral classifiers