Tibetan <ḥ-> as a plain initial and its place in old Tibetan phonology
Beginning with de Kőrös (1834) many researchers have held that the Tibetan letter འ <ḥ> as a simple initial represents a voiced fricative. In 1881 Jäschke initiated an alternative view, which holds that this letter has no phonetic value, instead representing vocalic onset. An examination...
Main Author: | Hill, Nathan W. |
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Other Authors: | School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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2024
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177735 |
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