Raok ot dialect of Palaung sp ok en in Yunnan: Phonology and genetic classification
In this paper, the synchronic and diachronic phonology of Raokot dialect of Palaung will be outlined. The main purposes are to present phonological descriptions and to discuss phonological innovations in order to place Raokot into the right sub-group. A 1,000 item wordlist with English, Standa...
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| Language: | English |
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2021
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| Online Access: | https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/61999 |
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| Summary: | In this paper, the synchronic and diachronic phonology of Raokot dialect of
Palaung will be outlined. The main purposes are to present phonological
descriptions and to discuss phonological innovations in order to place Raokot into
the right sub-group. A 1,000 item wordlist with English, Standard Thai, and Chinese
glosses was used for data elicitation. The phonological data was elicited from native
speakers of Raokot residing in Cha Ye Qing village, Luxi County, Dehong Dai Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province. The results show that Raokot
dialect of Palaung exhibits a phonological pattern of implosivization that seems to
be similar to Luce‟s (1965) Ra-ang and Diffloth‟s (1991) Ka-ang. The historical
development of Raokot phonology suggests that it shares some characteristics with
Rumai and is closer to Rumai than the other three dialects of Palaung spoken in
Dehong, Yunnan Liang, Pule, or Raojin. Based on phonological innovations, this
study proposes that Raokot should be classified as a sub-dialect of Rumai. |
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