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eprints-15932
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| recordtype |
eprints
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| institution |
SOAS, University of London
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| collection |
SOAS Research Online
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| language |
English
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| language_search |
English
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| topic |
PI Oriental languages and literatures
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| description |
Facets of both Old Tibetan and Old Burmese phonology pose problems for the generalisation, known as Laufer‘s law, that -wa- in in Written Burmese corresponds to -o- in Written Tibetan. Some Tibetan words retain the sequence -wa, appearing to contradict Laufer‘s law. Some Written Burmese words with -wa- originate from Old Burmese words written with -o-. To account for these anomalies and the Chinese cognates of the lexemes involved, Laufer‘s law must be understood as the product of four separate sound changes.
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| format |
Journal Article
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| author |
Hill, Nathan W.
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| author_facet |
Hill, Nathan W.
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| authorStr |
Hill, Nathan W.
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| author_letter |
Hill, Nathan W.
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| title |
Three notes on Laufer's law
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| publisher |
University of California, Berkeley
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| publishDate |
2013
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| url |
https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/15932/
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