A note on PST-level morphosyntax

The development in recent years of Tibeto-Burman (TB) morphosyntax as a rich field of analysis naturally leads to the question of possible assignment of any given feature to the earlier Prato-Sino-Tibetan (PST) level. Three kinds of situation arise in this connection: (I) A and B are alternatives an...

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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1792352024-07-25T04:22:34Z A note on PST-level morphosyntax Benedict, Paul K. Arts and Humanities The development in recent years of Tibeto-Burman (TB) morphosyntax as a rich field of analysis naturally leads to the question of possible assignment of any given feature to the earlier Prato-Sino-Tibetan (PST) level. Three kinds of situation arise in this connection: (I) A and B are alternatives and a choice is to be made between them: (2) the feature appears only in Tibeto-Karen or Sinitic (Chinese, Bal) and a choice is to be made between positing absence or retention/loss; (3) the feature appears to be represented In both divisions of the stock and accordingly is to be set up at the PST level. Published version 2024-07-25T04:22:34Z 2024-07-25T04:22:34Z 1991 Journal Article Benedict, P. K. (1991). A note on PST-level morphosyntax. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 14(1), 137-141. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LTBA.14.1.08 0731-3500 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179235 10.32655/LTBA.14.1.08 1 14 137 141 en Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area © 1991 The Editor(s). All rights reserved. application/pdf
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A note on PST-level morphosyntax
description The development in recent years of Tibeto-Burman (TB) morphosyntax as a rich field of analysis naturally leads to the question of possible assignment of any given feature to the earlier Prato-Sino-Tibetan (PST) level. Three kinds of situation arise in this connection: (I) A and B are alternatives and a choice is to be made between them: (2) the feature appears only in Tibeto-Karen or Sinitic (Chinese, Bal) and a choice is to be made between positing absence or retention/loss; (3) the feature appears to be represented In both divisions of the stock and accordingly is to be set up at the PST level.
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