Tonogenesis in Yipo-Burmic Syllables with Final Stops
Vol. 35 No. 2 12/2005
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Title |
Tonogenesis in Yipo-Burmic Syllables with Final Stops |
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Author |
Jakob Dempsey |
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Genre |
Article |
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Pages |
405-434 |
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Language |
English |
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Key words |
Lolo-Burmese, tonogenesis, Tibeto-Burman, historical phonology |
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Abstract |
This paper proposes a new and,hopefully, simpler explanation for the historical development of syllables with final stops in Yipo-Burmic (Lolo-Burmese) languages, particularly in regard to syllables such as "six," which show a voiceless, aspirated stop initial in the " lower register," a tonal category often associated with voiced proto-initials. Evidence cited from several other East Asian linguistic phyla suggests that the development which the author proposes for Yipo-Burmic is already widely seen in this area. |