The e-grade in Tibetan Honorifics
| Main author: | Hill, Nathan W. |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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| Summary: |
Hill (2019a) compares Tib. mkhan ‘know’ with Chi. 見 kenH ‘see’ as evidence for the antiquity of ablaut in the Sino-Tibetan verbal system. Jacques (2020) raises objections to this comparison, which this article aims to answer. The proposed solution is that -e- grade and palatalization typical of Tibetan honorifics continue inherited present stems and that unpalatalized present -e- grades are of an analogical origin. |
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| Language: | English |
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Li Fang-Kuei Society for Chinese Linguistics
2022
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