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Author Lu, Jung-yao

Title Investigation of Various Linguistic Changes in Chinese and Naxi
Published Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013

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Summary This dissertation investigates the diachronic development of Chinese and Naxi, focusing particularly upon six linguistic puzzles that are likely to be associated with the various linguistic changes in most areas of the grammar, including sound/phonological changes, semantic/meaning changes, syntactic/sentence-structure changes, and contact-induced changes. This dissertation's primarily purpose is to provide new perspectives in order to solve these puzzles on the basis of typological and diachronic evidence
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222) and index
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Subject Historical linguistics -- China
Linguistics.
Historical & comparative linguistics.
Language.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
Historical linguistics
China
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1299974236
9781299974234
9781443852227
1443852228