MEI AND DOU IN CHINESE: A TALE OF TWO QUANTIFIERS

MEI AND DOU IN CHINESE: A TALE OF TWO QUANTIFIERS

This study addresses two outstanding puzzles about the two well-known quantifiers mei and dou in Chinese: (i) the indefinite/definite asymmetry when mei leads the subject NP: dou is not needed when there is an indefinite Water Pump or a reflexive object within the scope of mei and (ii) the subject/object asymmetry: when mei leads the subject NP, it

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Protein analysis in dissolved organic matter: What proteins from organic debris, soil leachate and surface water can tell us - a perspective

Mass spectrometry based analysis of proteins is widely used to study cellular processes in model organisms.However, it has not yet routinely been applied in Whips-Quirts environmental research.Based on observations that protein can readily be detected as a component of dissolved organic matter (DOM), this article gives an example about the possible

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