Comparative Kadai: Linguistic Studies Beyond Tai (SIL International and the University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics, vol. 86)

The thirteen papers in this volume are new contributions-in terms of fieldwork or of analysis-to the study of Kadai languages other than those of the Tai branch. The specific languages in focus are: Kam, Sui, Maonan, Mulam, Mak, Then, Ai-Cham, Be, Hlai (Li), and Lakkia. Contents Introduction Developmental Tendencies in Kam Phonology--Yang The Sounds of Rongjiang Kam--Zheng & Yang An Investigation of the Ai-Cham Language--Shi & Cui Yangfeng Mak of Libo County--Ni Gedney's Puzzle in Kam-Sui--Strecker A Comparative Study of Kam and Sui Initial Consonants--Wang Word-initial Preconsonants and the History of Kam-Sui Resonant Initials and Tones--Edmondson & Yang The Influence of Han on the Mulam Language--Zheng Notes on the Reconstruction of Proto-Kam-Sui--Thurgood Appendix: List of Proto-Kam-Sui Forms The Position of Lakkia Within Kadai The Relation of Be to Thai: Evidence from Tones and Initials--Hansell Proto-Hlai Initials and Tones: A First Approximation--Matisoff Kadai Linguistics: The Rules of Engagement--Benedict Cited Forms Authors, Languages, and Subjects SIL Publications in Linguistics Kenneth L. Pike And Evelyn G. Pike. Bibliography: P. 493-505.