A phonology and lexicon of the Yonghe variety of Qiang

Sims, Nathaniel

doi:10.1075/ltba.37.1.02sim

Article published In: Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area
Vol. 37:1 (2014) ► pp.34–74

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A phonology and lexicon of the Yonghe variety of Qiang

Nathaniel Sims | Indiana University

Published online: 23 June 2014

https://doi.org/10.1075/ltba.37.1.02sim

Yonghe, a variety of Qiang (Tibeto-Burman, China) has never been described in the literature. This paper is the first publication specifically about the Yonghe variety. This variety is interesting in that it has a rather simplified segmental phonology, but has not undergone tonogenesis. This paper also appends a lexicon which will be useful for future reconstructive and comparative work on Qiang varieties.

Keywords: phonology, Qiang, Qiangic, Tibeto-Burman, Yonghe

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