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Tibeto-Burman tonology : a comparative account /
This monograph lays the foundation for a prosodological theory of Tibeto-Burman languages within a comparative and reconstructional framework. It is primarily based on data collections of mostly unknown languages on which the author worked for more than 10 years on several projects.This comparative...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins Pub. Co.,
1987.
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| Colección: | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ;
v. 54. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- TIBETO-BURMAN TONOLOGY A COMPARATIVE ACCOUNT; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF CHARTS; ABBREVIATIONS; EXPLANATION OF PHONETIC SYMBOLS AND DIACRITI; 1. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AND SUMMARY OF CONTENT; 2. PHONATION TYPES OF CHEPANG; 2.1 Syllable Structure Analysis; 2.2 BARISH AND KUKI-NAGA-CHIN TONAL CATEGORIES; 2.3 Comparison of Chepang Phonation Types With Barish and Kuki-Naga-Chin Tonal Categories; 2.3.1 Examples For Chepang ø (VOICE phonation), KNC TC-I, Barish TC-I
- 2.3.2 Examples for Chepang -? (CREAKY phonation), KNC TC-IIa/IIb2, BarishTC-II2.3.3 Examples for Chepang -?, KNC TC-Ilb1, Barish TC-IV; 2.3.4 Examples for Chepang
- , KNC TC-III, Barish TC-III; 2.4 Exceptional Correspondences; 2.4.1 Chepang VOICE Phonation; 2.4.2 Chepang CREAKY Phonation; 2.4.3 Chepang BREATHY Phonation; 2.5 Concluding Remarks; 3. THE GLOTTAL STOP OR CREAKY PHONATION IN LIMBU; 3.1 Explanation of Syllable Structures; 3.2 Comparison of Syllable Structures; 3.2.1 A-Type vs. B-Type Syllables; 3.2.2 Change of Syllable Types; 3.2.3 [CV?] Verbs; 3.2.4 -wa, -pa, and -ma Suffixes
- 3.2.5 Nominal Derivation by Means of Suffixed -t3.3 Comparison of Syllable Types with other Tibeto-Burman Languages; 3.3.1 Etyma of A-Type Classification and Correspondences in TB *ø/TC-I; 3.3.2 Etyma of A-Type Classification and Correspondence in *n/TC-III; 3.3.3 Etyma of B-Type Classification and Correspondence in*VTC-II; 3.3.4 Etyma of A-Type Classification and Correspondence Within PTB *?/TC-II; 3.3.5 Discussion of the Comparative Results Obtained Thus Far; 3.3.6 The Polysyllabic Nature of Some TB Roots as Corroborated by Limbu
- 4. TONAL COMPARISON OF LOLO-BURMESE WITH OTHER TIBETO-BURMAN DIVISIONS4.1 General Remarks; 4.2 Lolo-Burmese Tone Systems and Burmese Phonation Types; 4.3 The Fate of TB *-s: > Proto-Lolo-Burmese TC-II/*2; 4.4 The Fate of TB *- /TC-III: > Proto-Lolo-Burmese TC-I/*1; 4.5 PLB *1: one part descended from TB *0/TC-I; 4.5.1 List of Etyma With 'Normal' Tonal Development; 4.5.2 List of 'Minor Exceptional' Etyma (PLB *1 Instead of PLB *2 asAnalyzed in 4.7); 4.6 PLB *1: Another Part Descended From TB *?/TC-II; 4.7 PLB TC-II/*2 Etyma Descended From TB *0/TC-I
- 4.8 PLB *2/TC-II Etyma Descended From TB *?/TC-II4.9 Investigation of PLB *3 Etyma / List of PLB TC-III Etyma ComparedWith Other Tibeto-Burman Languages; 5. Is *A/TC-III A RECONSTRUCTIBLE ENTITY OF PROTO-TIBETO-BURMAN?; 5.1 General Remarks; 5.2 The Derived Nature of Individual TC-III Categories; 5.2.1 Lolo-Burmese Languages; 5.2.2 Chinese; 5.2.3 The Barish Languages; 5.2.4 Miju Mishmi; 5.3 The Underived Nature of Chepang -n and Kuki-Naga-Chin TC-III; 6. TONE CATEGORIES IN THE NORTH ASSAM DIVISION; 6.1 General Remarks; 6.2 The Sound and Tone Structure of Apatani