description: The thirteen papers in this volume are new contributions--in terms of fieldwork or of analysis--to the study of Kadai languages other than those of the Tai branch. The specific languages in focus Kam, Sui, Maonan, Mulam, Mak, Then, Ai-Cham, Be, Hlai (Li), and Lakkia. DedicationIntroductionMaps 1. Developmental Tendencies in Kam Phonology Yang Quan2. The Sounds of Rongjiang Kam Zheng Guoqiac and Yang Quan3. An Investigation of the Ai-Cham Language Shi Lin and Cui Jianxin4. Yangfeng Mak of Libo County Ni Dabai5. Gedney's Puzzle in Kam-Sui David Strecker6. A Comparative Study of Kam and Sui Initial Consonants Wang Dewen7. Word-initial Preconsonants and the History of Kam-Sui Resonant Initials and Tones Jerold A. Edmondson and Yang Quan8. The Influences of Han on the Mulam Language Zheng Guoqiao9. Notes on the Reconstruction of Proto-Kam-Sui Graham Thurgood 1. The Position of Lakkia Within Kadai David B. Solnit2. The Relation of Be to Evidence from Tones and Initials Mark Hansell3. Proto-Hlai Initials and A First Approximation James A. Matisoff4. Kadai The Rules of Engagement Paul K. Benedict Index of Cited FormsIndex of Authors, Languages, and Subjects SIL International and the University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics 86
language: English
title: Comparative Kadai: Linguistic Studies Beyond Tai
titlecomplete: Comparative Kadai: Linguistic Studies Beyond Tai (SIL International and the University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics, vol. 86)
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publisher: Summer Institute of Linguistics