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The derivation of the Tibetan present prefix g- from ḥ-

Hill, Nathan W.

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According to the communis opinio it is arbitrary whether a Tibetan verb takes the prefix g- or ḥ- in its present stem. This paper instead argues that ḥ- [ɣ] originated as a phonetically conditioned variant of g-; a pattern that became obscured through the coinage of denominative verbs and analogical developments.

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Hill, N. W. (2019). The derivation of the Tibetan present prefix g- from ḥ-. Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 72(3), 325-332. https://doi.org/10.1556/062.2019.72.3.4

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 1, 2019
Online Publication Date Oct 13, 2019
Publication Date Oct 13, 2019
Deposit Date Oct 16, 2019
Publicly Available Date Oct 16, 2019
Journal Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
Print ISSN 0001-6446
Electronic ISSN 1588-2667
Publisher Akadémiai Kiadó
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 72
Issue 3
Pages 325-332
DOI https://doi.org/10.1556/062.2019.72.3.4
Keywords Tibetan verb, internal reconstruction, historical phonology, verb morphology
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