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

Hill, Nathan W.

Abstract

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.

Citation

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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