A dictionary of Dehong, Southwest China

A dictionary of Dehong, Southwest China
Contentsvii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTSix
MAP: DEHONG-SPEAKING AREA IN YUNNAN, CHINAx
INTRODUCTIONxi
1. BACKGROUNDxi
2. A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF DEHONG TAIxii
2.1 Dehong Tai phonemic inventoryxiii
2.1.1 Consonantsxiii
2.1.2 Vowelsxiii
2.1.3 Phonemic tonesxiv
2.2 Some phonetic features of Dehongxiv
2.2.1 Consonant alternationsxiv
2.2.2 Vowel alternationsxvii
2.2.3 Tone alternationsxix
2.2.4 Contracted formsxix
2.3 Lexiconxx
2.3.1 Word formationxx
2.3.2 Mirror expressionsxxiii
2.3.3 Four-syllable expressionsxxiii
2.4 Grammatical notesxxiv
2.4.1 Nominals and noun phrase componentsxxiv
2.4.2 Verbs and verb phrase componentsxxv
3. DEHONG ORTHOGRAPHYxxvi
3.1 Introductionxxvi
3.2 The New Scriptxxvii
3.3 The New and Old Scripts comparedxxviii
4. DEHONG TAI: A HISTORICAL-COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVExxx
4.1 Initial consonantsxxx
4.1.1 Patterns of regular sound changexxxi
4.2.2 Mergerxxxv
4.2.3 Splitxxxv
4.2 Tonesxxxv
4.2.1 Tone mergerxxxv
4.2.2 Tone splitxxxvi
4.3 Loanwordsxxxvii
4.4 What position does Dehong hold in Tai?xxxvii
4.4.1 Problems for Li's classification: some examplesxxxvii
4.4.2 The link between Dehong and Tai Phake: some implicationsxxxviii
REFERENCESxxxix
DEHONG DICTIONARY1
ENGLISH-DEHONG FINDERLIST253