The e-grade in Tibetan Honorifics

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description 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.
format Journal Article
author Hill, Nathan W.
author_facet Hill, Nathan W.
authorStr Hill, Nathan W.
author_letter Hill, Nathan W.
title The e-grade in Tibetan Honorifics
publisher Li Fang-Kuei Society for Chinese Linguistics
publishDate 2022
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/40288/

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