The Tai-Kadai languages
By: edited by Anthony V.N. Diller,  Jerold A. Edmondson and Yongxian Luo.
Contributors: Diller, Anthony Van Nostrand, 1940-; Edmondson, Jerold A.; Luo, Yongxian, 1954-
Series: Routledge language family series
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 683
ISBN-13: 9780700714575; 9780203641873
Subjects: Tai-Kadai languages -- History; Tai-Kadai languages -- Grammar, Comparative
Description: "With close to 100 million speakers, Tai-Kadai constitutes one of the world's major language families. The Tai-Kadai Languages provides a unique, comprehensive, single-volume tome covering much needed grammatical descriptions in the area." "It presents an important overview of Thai that includes extensive cross-referencing to other sections of the volume and sign-posting to sources in the bibliography. The volume also includes much new material on Lao and other Tai-Kadai languages, several of which are described here for the first time."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.