Evolution of the Burmese vowel system

Hill, Nathan W.

Abstract

Tibeto-Burman historical linguistics has relied heavily on the spelling of Burmese and Tibetan words as found in standard modern dictionaries, at the expense of the earliest attested records. This examination of the development of the Burmese vowel system, in the light of early Burmese philological data and comparisons to Old Chinese and Old Tibetan, facilitates a refined understanding of Burmese historical phonology and the reconstruction of Tibeto-Burman.

Citation

Hill, N. W. (2012). Evolution of the Burmese vowel system. Transactions of the Philological Society, 110(1), 64-79. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-968X.2011.01282.x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2012
• Deposit Date: Mar 23, 2012
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 11, 2025
• Journal: Transactions of the Philological Society
• Print ISSN: 0079-1636
• Electronic ISSN: 1467-968X
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 110
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 64-79
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-968X.2011.01282.x
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