Explorations in the phonological reconstruction of proto-qiandong-hmongic onsets

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dc.contributor.advisorMurray, Robert W.
dc.contributor.authorCarveth, Vincent
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T22:34:54Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T22:34:54Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 110-117en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis concerns itself with the reconstruction of Proto-Qiandong-Hmongic onsets. It compares fieldwork data from two sources and 24 dialects of the Qian dong subgroup, spoken in China's Guizhou province, in order to synthesize a set of onsets for their common ancestor. The reconstruction has twofold relevance, in terms of both elucidating Hmong-Mien language history and bettering understanding of the typology of diachronic development of aspirated spirants, the most distinctive feature of the Qiandong dialects. 34 onsets are reconstructed at the Proto-Qiandong-Hmongic level, including aspirated spirants, five distinct liquids, and prenasalized stops. The typology of fricative development is expanded by determining sources for multiple different aspiration contrasts in spirants, namely a reductive chain shift for the aspirated alveolars and palatals, palatalized bilabials for the aspirated labiodentals, and spirantizing aspirated liquids for the aspirated lateral fricative. Those developments are determined to have occuned prior to Proto-Qiandong-Hmongic in at least two prior stages.
dc.format.extentxii, 117 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationCarveth, V. (2012). Explorations in the phonological reconstruction of proto-qiandong-hmongic onsets (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4921en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/4921
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/105922
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.titleExplorations in the phonological reconstruction of proto-qiandong-hmongic onsets
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineLinguistics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 2103 627942973
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