The tones of jinghpaw and lolo-burmese: Common origin vs. independent development
The tones of jinghpaw and lolo-burmese: Common origin vs. independent development
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京巴语和洛洛缅甸语的声调:共同起源与独立发展
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10.1080/03740463.1974.10415434
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1974
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James A. Matisoff
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作者:
James A. Matisoff
Abstract It is hard to imagine a question of more interest to Tibeto-Burman (TB) studies than that of the possible interrelationship of the tonal systems of Jinghpaw (Jg.) and Lolo-Burmese (LB). 1 Jinghpaw occupies a key position in TB, for many reasons. First of all, thanks to Hanson 1906, it is one of the best documented languages of the family from a lexical point of view. Secondly, it is highly conservative phonologically (especially when compared to the “degenerate” LB group), preserving a rich array of prefixes, initial consonant-clusters, final stops and nasals, glottalized resonants, and other goodies. Finally, from the genetic standpoint, Jinghpaw stands at a unique crossroads. As its geographical position in northern Burma, the heartland of the TB speech area, might lead one to suspect, Jinghpaw seems to show special affinities with all major subgroups of TB simultaneously: Kuki-Naga, Garo-Bodo, Bodish or Himalayan, Nungish, and Lolo-Burmese. 2 Of all these interlocking relationships, however, t...