The Historical Phonology of Tibetan, Burmese, and Chinese

The discovery of sound laws by comparing attested languages is the method which has unlocked the history of European languages stretching back thousands of years before the appearance of written records, e.g. Latin p- corresponds to English f- (pes, foot; primus, first; plenus, full). Although Burmese, Chinese, and Tibetan have long been regarded as related, the systematic exploration of their shared history has never before been attempted. Tracing the history of these three languages using just such sound laws, this book sheds light on the prehistoric language from which they descend. Written for readers with little linguistic knowledge of these languages, but fully explicit and copiously indexed for the specialist, this work will serve as the bedrock for future progress in the study of these languages. 0e58b42a_C1(full permission) 10.0000@www.cambridge.org@4632C0DFFE715EBB0E532E8926F2824A 10.0000@www.cambridge.org@602B0BA801CE11E41D8CB6B9226C08DE 10.0000@www.cambridge.org@34818DAE79F55A71871E9E89A464939D Contents 10.0000@www.cambridge.org@347BBEC1C288454BF93EA2C4F88BECA3 10.0000@www.cambridge.org@EB5138F533DAE772F4F99D9984F9753D 10.1017@9781316550939.001 [doi 10.1017_9781316550939.002] Hill, Nathan -- The Historical Phonology of Tibetan, Burmese, and Chinese __ Tibetan 10.1017@9781316550939.003 10.1017@9781316550939.004 10.1017@9781316550939.005 10.1017@9781316550939.006 10.1017@9781316550939.007 10.1017@9781316550939.008 10.1017@9781316550939.009 A systematic exploration of the shared history of Burmese, Chinese, and Tibetan languages. Tracing the history of their pronunciation, this book sheds light on the prehistoric language from which they descend. It will be welcomed by scholars and advanced students of phonology, language typology, and Asian languages and linguistics.