Three notes on Laufer’s law
Facets of both Old Tibetan and Old Burmese phonology pose problems for the generalisation, known as Laufer‘s law, that -wa- in in Written Burmese corresponds to -o- in Written Tibetan. Some Tibetan words retain the sequence -wa, appearing to contradict Laufer‘s law. Some Written Burmese words...
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Main Author: | Hill, Nathan W. |
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Other Authors: | School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2024
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177630 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
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