TY - BOOK ID - 85473731 TI - The historical phonology of Tibetan, Burman and Chinese PY - 2019 SN - 1108601456 1316550931 1107146488 1108575625 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Tibetan language KW - Burmese language KW - Chinese language KW - Tibeto-Burman languages KW - Sino-Tibetan languages KW - Bhotanta language KW - Himalayan languages KW - Chin languages KW - Burman language KW - Phonology KW - History. KW - Phonology, Comparative KW - Chinese. KW - Tibeto-Burman. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85473731 AB - The discovery of sound laws by comparing attested languages is the method which has unlocked the history of European languages stretching back thousands of years before the appearance of written records, e.g. Latin p- corresponds to English f- (pes, foot; primus, first; plenus, full). Although Burmese, Chinese, and Tibetan have long been regarded as related, the systematic exploration of their shared history has never before been attempted. Tracing the history of these three languages using just such sound laws, this book sheds light on the prehistoric language from which they descend. Written for readers with little linguistic knowledge of these languages, but fully explicit and copiously indexed for the specialist, this work will serve as the bedrock for future progress in the study of these languages. ER -