The evidence for Chinese *-r

Hill, Nathan W.

Abstract

Starostin (1989) proposes that Old Chinese had a final *-r that later changed to -n (and sometimes -j). Baxter & Sagart (2014a) incorporate Starostin's proposal in their recent Old Chinese reconstructions. This essay attempts to assemble the evidence for Old Chinese final *-r and to elaborate an explicit notation for the relative strength of this evidence for reconstructing an *-r in particular words.

Citation

Hill, N. W. (2016). The evidence for Chinese *-r. Bulletin of Chinese linguistics, 9(2), 190-204. https://doi.org/10.1163/2405478X-00902003

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 10, 2016
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Dec 17, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 17, 2016
• Journal: Bulletin of Chinese Linguistics
• Print ISSN: 1933-6985
• Electronic ISSN: 2405-478X
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 190-204
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/2405478X-00902003
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