Studies in the historical phonology of Asian languages / edited by William G. Boltz and Michael C. Shapiro.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boltz, William G.

Shapiro, Michael C.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; Series IV, v. 77.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, 0304-0763 ; v. 77

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia--Languages--Phonology, Historical.

Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Historical phonology of Asian languages

Historical phonology of Asian languages.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume owes its genesis to a series of lectures on various aspects of the historical phonology of Asian languages, sponsored by the Asian Linguistics Colloquium of the Department of Asian Languages and Literature of the University of Washington, in Seattle. The volume includes papers on both theoretical and applied aspects of Asian linguistics, and topics examined include vowel harmony, dialect variation and "inherent variability", historical reconstruction based on written records, historical reconstruction based on the comparative method, accentology, and language standardization. While

Contents:

STUDIES IN THE HISTORICAL PHONOLOGY OF ASIAN LANGUAGES; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ZHOU AND HAN PHONOLOGY IN THE SHIJING; VOWEL HARMONY LOSS IN URALIC AND ALTAIC; THE OLD CHINESE TERRESTRIAL RAMES IN SAEK; DIACHRONIC ASPECTS OF REGULAR DISHARMONY IN MODERN UYGHUR; VLAX PHONOLOGICAL DIVERGENCE FROM COMMON ROMANI: IMPLICATIONS FOR STANDARDIZATION AND ORTHOGRAPHY; DIALECTS, DIGLOSSIA, AND DIACHRONIC PHONOLOGY IN EARLY INDO-ARYAN

THE EMERGENCE OF THE SYLLABLE TYPES OF STEMS (C)VCC(V) AND (C)VC(V) IN INDO-ARYAN AND DRAVIDIAN: CONSPIRACY OR CONVERGENCE?HOW MANY VERNER'S LAWS DOES AN ALTAICIST NEED?; NASALS IN OLD SOUTHERN CHINESE; PROTO-KOREAN AND THE ORIGIN OF KOREAN ACCENT; INDEX OF LANGUAGES; INDEX OF NAMES

Notes:

Chiefly revised papers based on a series of lectures, 1985-1986, sponsored by the Asian Linguistics Colloquium of the Dept. of Asian Languages and Literature, University of Washington, Seattle.

Half title and spine title: Historical phonology of Asian languages.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-31342-1

9786613313423

90-272-7791-5

OCLC:

759101393