The Historical Phonology of Tibetan, Burmese, and Chinese

Nathan W. Hill (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)

The Historical Phonology of Tibetan, Burmese, and Chinese
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
8 August 2019
Pages
316
ISBN
9781107146488

The Historical Phonology of Tibetan, Burmese, and Chinese

Nathan W. Hill (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)

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.

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