A reconstruction of Proto Northern Chin in Old Burmese and Old Chinese perspective.
| Main author: | Button, Christopher |
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| Format: | Theses |
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| Summary: |
The phonology, morphology and semantics of six Northern Chin languages are investigated in terms of their relationships with Old Burmese and Old Chinese. Regular correspondences are achieved through a vertical two vowel system and a segmentally derived three tone system. A word list with reconstructed Northern Chin forms, of which several are used in the comparisons with Old Burmese and Old Chinese throughout the work, is included as an appendix. |
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| Language: | English |
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SOAS University of London
2009
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