The discovery of sound laws by comparing attested languages is the method which has unlocked the history of European languages stretching back thousands of years before the appearance of written records, e.g. Latin p- corresponds to English f- (pes, foot; primus, first; plenus, full). Although Burme...

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1. Verfasser:	Hill, Nathan W. 1979- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2019
Schlagworte:	Tibetan language / Phonology / History Burmese language / Phonology / History Chinese language / Phonology / History Tibeto-Burman languages / Phonology, Comparative / Chinese Chinese language / Phonology, Comparative / Tibeto-Burman Tibetisch Chinesisch Historische Phonologie Birmanisch
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Zusammenfassung:	The discovery of sound laws by comparing attested languages is the method which has unlocked the history of European languages stretching back thousands of years before the appearance of written records, e.g. Latin p- corresponds to English f- (pes, foot; primus, first; plenus, full). Although Burmese, Chinese, and Tibetan have long been regarded as related, the systematic exploration of their shared history has never before been attempted. Tracing the history of these three languages using just such sound laws, this book sheds light on the prehistoric language from which they descend. Written for readers with little linguistic knowledge of these languages, but fully explicit and copiously indexed for the specialist, this work will serve as the bedrock for future progress in the study of these languages
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jul 2019)
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (vii, 256 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781316550939
DOI:	10.1017/9781316550939