Medieval Tibeto-Burman languages : proceedings of a symposium held in Leiden, June 26, 2000, at the Ninth Seminar of the International Association of Tibetan Studies / edited by Christopher I. Beckwith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar (9th : 2000 : Leiden, Netherlands)

Contributor:

Beckwith, Christopher I., 1945-

Series:

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 2/6.

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 2/6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tibeto-Burman languages--Congresses.

Tibeto-Burman languages.

Tibeto-Burman languages--History--1500-1700--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Proceedings of a symposium held in Leiden, June 26, 2000, at the Ninth Seminar of the International Association of Tibetan Studies

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston, MA : Brill, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work approaches Tibeto-Burman comparative-historical linguistics according to the classical Indo-European model. Articles are included on: Old Zhangzhung, early classical Newari, Pyu, Old Burmese and early Meithei. Glossaries of several early Tibeto-Burman languages are included.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; The Old Zhangzhung Manuscript Stein Or 8212/ 188; Some Characteristics of the Tibeto-Burman Stock of Early Classical Newari; Two Pyu-Tibetan Isoglosses; On Pali-Burmese Interference; Early Meithei Manuscripts; The Subgrouping of Tibeto-Burman; The Sino-Tibetan Problem; A Glossary of Pyu; A List of Old Burmese Words from 12th Century Inscriptions; A Glossary of Early Classical Tibeto-Burman Newari; A Preliminary Glossary of Tangut from Tibetan Transcriptions; A Glossary of 39 Basic Words in Archaic and Modem Meithei

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-46655-3

9786610466559

1-4175-2458-8

90-474-0130-1

OCLC:

171583086