20.4244, Diss: Historical Ling: Button: 'A Reconstruction of Proto Northern...'

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Date: 08-Dec-2009
From: Chris Button < chris.button at hotmail.com >
Subject: A Reconstruction of Proto Northern Chin in Old Burmese and Old Chinese Perspective
 

	
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From: Chris Button [chris.button at hotmail.com]
Subject: A Reconstruction of Proto Northern Chin in Old Burmese and Old Chinese Perspective

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Institution: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 
Program: Department of Linguistics 
Dissertation Status: Completed 
Degree Date: 2009 

Author: Chris Button

Dissertation Title: A Reconstruction of Proto Northern Chin in Old Burmese and
Old Chinese Perspective 

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics


Dissertation Director(s):
James Matisoff
Justin Watkins
Theodora Bynon

Dissertation Abstract:

The phonology, morphology and semantics of six Northern Chin languages are
investigated in terms of their relationships with Old Burmese and Old
Chinese. Regular correspondences are achieved through a vertical two vowel
system and a segmentally derived three tone system. A word list with
reconstructed Northern Chin forms, of which several are used in the
comparisons with Old Burmese and Old Chinese throughout the work, is
included as an appendix. 




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