The merger of Proto-Burmish *ts and *č in Burmese

Hill, Nathan W.

Abstract

Although Old Burmese is the earliest attested Burmish language, more recently attested kindred languages preserve archaic features which Old Burmese has lost. This paper examines one such Burmese innovation, the merger of *ts and *č.

Citation

Hill, N. W. (2013). The merger of Proto-Burmish *ts and *č in Burmese. SOAS working papers in linguistics, 16, 334-345

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Oct 25, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 23, 2024
• Journal: SOAS Working Papers in Linguistics
• Print ISSN: 1473-0855
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 16
• Pages: 334-345
• Publisher URL: https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/schools-and-departments/school-languages-cultures-and-linguistics/department-linguistics/soas
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