Nathaniel Aaron Sims
List of John Benjamins publications in which Nathaniel Aaron Sims is involved.
2026 An interlinear glossed text in Thebo Tibetan: The story of Gser.mo.’tsho and Dngul.mo.’tsho Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 49:1, pp. 83–106 | Article
This article presents a transcribed, glossed, and translated folktale in Thebo Tibetan. The narrative is presented in four-line interlinear format with accompanying commentary and time-aligned transcription. This is the first published text in Thebo Tibetan and offers valuable insight into its… read more
2025 Tonoexodus in Rma Diachronica 42:2, pp. 198–249 | Article
There is an extensive literature on tonogenesis, yet the literature on tonoexodus is much less developed. This paper contributes to the knowledge of how tone systems can be lost through a diachronic study of tone in disyllables in Rma (also known as Qiāng), a Trans-Himalayan language spoken… read more
2025 Labialized onsets in Rma Language and Linguistics 26:2, pp. 294–322 | Article
In the study of Rma phonology (Eastern Tibeto-Burman < Sino-Tibetan/Trans-Himalayan), there have been differing perspectives regarding labialized onsets both in synchrony and diachrony. Synchronically, these forms have been treated as CuV or as CwV sequences (Sun 2003). In terms of diachrony,… read more
2024 Voice onset time in Rma Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 47:1, pp. 17–31 | Article
Rma (also called Qiang) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Northwestern Sichuan, China. In the literature on Rma, all documented varieties of Rma have been reported to have a three-way voice onset timing (VOT) distinction between voiceless unaspirated, voiceless aspirated, and voiced… read more
2014 A phonology and lexicon of the Yonghe variety of Qiang Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 37:1, pp. 34–74 | Article
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… read more