Voiced Obstruents in Mien and Old Chinese Reconstructions

This paper presents additional data from Chinese loanwords into Hmong-Mien documenting the existence of prenasalization in Old Chinese, focusing on one variety: Jiangdi Mien. It additionally discusses methodological issues regarding the use of these loanwords in Old Chinese reconstruction, as well a...

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Main Author: Guillaume Jacques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Hawaii Press 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10524/52467