A brief comparison of register tone in Central Tibetan and Kham Tibetan

In the present paper I would like to discuss register tone in combination with voicing and aspiration. Written Tibetan (WT) forms will be compared with their etymologically corresponding forms in the dialects of Shigatse (Central Tibet)2 and Bathang (Kham)3. Register tone may be either high or low i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haller, Felix
Other Authors: Berne University, Switzerland
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178087
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Summary:In the present paper I would like to discuss register tone in combination with voicing and aspiration. Written Tibetan (WT) forms will be compared with their etymologically corresponding forms in the dialects of Shigatse (Central Tibet)2 and Bathang (Kham)3. Register tone may be either high or low in both dialects.