Hill, Nathan W. (2013) 'Three notes on Laufer's law.' Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 36 (1). pp. 57-72.
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Abstract
Facets of both Old Tibetan and Old Burmese phonology pose problems for the generalisation, known as Laufer‘s law, that -wa- in in Written Burmese corresponds to -o- in Written Tibetan. Some Tibetan words retain the sequence -wa, appearing to contradict Laufer‘s law. Some Written Burmese words with -wa- originate from Old Burmese words written with -o-. To account for these anomalies and the Chinese cognates of the lexemes involved, Laufer‘s law must be understood as the product of four separate sound changes.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Keywords: | Old Tibetan, Old Burmese, Old Chinese, historical phonology, Laufer‘s law |
| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Departments and Subunits > Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures Legacy Departments > Faculty of Languages and Cultures > Department of the Languages and Cultures of China and Inner Asia Legacy Departments > Faculty of Languages and Cultures > Department of Linguistics |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PI Oriental languages and literatures |
| ISSN: | 07313500 |
| Date Deposited: | 08 May 2013 15:05 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/15932 |
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