A phonological reconstruction of Proto-Hlai /

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Author / Creator:	Norquest, Peter K., author.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 368 pages .)
Language:	English
Series:	Languages of Asia series ; volume 13 Languages of Asia series ; v. 13.
Subject:	Proto-Li language -- Phonology. Reconstruction (Linguistics) Reconstruction (Linguistics)
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11405510

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ISBN:	900430052X 9789004300521 9789004300163 9004300163
Notes:	Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Arizona, 2007. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. English. Print version record.
Summary:	In 'A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Hlai', Norquest presents a reconstruction of Proto-Hlai based on data from twelve Hlai languages spoken on Hainan, China. This reconstruction includes chapters on both the Proto-Hlai initials and rimes, and original sesquisyllabic forms are shown to be necessary to account for the reflexes between the daughter languages. A comparison is made between Proto-Hlai and Proto-Tai, and a preliminary reconstruction of Proto Southern Kra-Dai (the immediate ancestor of Proto-Hlai) is performed. When this is compared with Proto-Hlai, it is shown that several important sound changes occurred between Pre-Hlai and Proto-Hlai. The aberrant Jiamao language is also examined, focusing on its complex contact relationships with other Hlai languages.
Other form:	Print version: Norquest, Peter K. Phonological reconstruction of Proto-Hlai. 9789004300163 9004300163
Standard no.:	10.1163/9789004300521

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