The derivation of the Tibetan present prefix g- from ḥ-
| Main author: | Hill, Nathan W. |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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| Summary: |
According to the communis opinio it is arbitrary whether a Tibetan verb takes the prefix g- or ḥ- in its present stem. This paper instead argues that ḥ- [ɣ] originated as a phonetically conditioned variant of g-; a pattern that became obscured through the coinage of denominative verbs and analogical developments. |
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| Language: | English |
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Akadémiai Kiadó
2019
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