TY  - BOOK
AU  - Norquest,Peter K.
TI  - A phonological reconstruction of Proto-Hlai
T2  - Languages of Asia series
SN  - 9789004300521
AV  - PL4251.L5 N67 2016
U1  - 495.9 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Proto-Li language
KW  - Phonology
KW  - Reconstruction (Linguistics)
N1  - Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of  Arizona, 2007; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Preliminary Material; Peter K. Norquest --; 1 Introduction; Peter K. Norquest --; 2 Reconstruction of Proto-Hlai Initials; Peter K. Norquest --; 3 Reconstruction of Proto-Hlai Rimes; Peter K. Norquest --; 4 Pre-Hlai; Peter K. Norquest --; 5 Jiamao; Peter K. Norquest --; 6 Conclusion; Peter K. Norquest --; References; Peter K. Norquest --; Author Index; Peter K. Norquest --; Language Index; Peter K. Norquest --; Topic Index; Peter K. Norquest; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - In A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Hlai , Norquest presents a reconstruction of Proto-Hlai based on data from twelve Hlai languages spoken on Hainan, China. This reconstruction includes chapters on both the Proto-Hlai initials and rimes, and original sesquisyllabic forms are shown to be necessary to account for the reflexes between the daughter languages. A comparison is made between Proto-Hlai and Proto-Tai, and a preliminary reconstruction of Proto Southern Kra-Dai (the immediate ancestor of Proto-Hlai) is performed. When this is compared with Proto-Hlai, it is shown that several important sound changes occurred between Pre-Hlai and Proto-Hlai. The aberrant Jiamao language is also examined, focusing on its complex contact relationships with other Hlai languages
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004300521
ER  -