The phonology of Mongolian / Jan-Olof Svantesson ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Svantesson, Jan-Olof.

Series:

Phonology of the world's languages.

The phonology of the world's languages

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mongolian language--Phonology.

Mongolian language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides both the first comprehensive description of the phonology and phonetics of Standard Mongolian and the first account in any language of the historical phonology of the Mongolian group of languages. - ;This book provides (a) the first comprehensive description of the phonology and phonetics of Standard Mongolian, known as the Halh (Khalkha) dialect and spoken in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of the Republic of Mongolia; and (b) the first account in any language of the historical phonology of the Mongolian group of languages. The synchronic phonology is based on data collected by th

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Tables; List of Figures; Abbreviations and symbols; Transcription; Introduction; 1. VOWELS; 2. CONSONANTS; 3. PHONEMES; 4. WRITING SYSTEMS; 5. PHONOLOGICAL PROCESSES; 6. SYLLABIFICATION AND EPENTHESIS; 7. PROSODY; 8. OLD MONGOLIAN; 9. THE MONGOLIC LANGUAGES; 10. DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN MONGOLIC LANGUAGES; Appendices; References; Index; Index of Old Mongolian words

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-297) and indexes.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-83839-6

0-19-151461-6

1-4294-6940-4

OCLC:

437108472