AuthorPurnell, Herbert C
TitleMiao and Yao Linguistic Studies : Selected articles in Chinese / Chang Yii-hung, Chu Kwo-ray ; Edited by Herbert C. Purnell, Jr
Imprint Ithaca : Dept. of Asian Studies, Cornell University, 1972
Descript xiii ; 282 p. ; 27 cm

CONTENT

A brief description of the Miao language--a preliminary comparison of the phonology of the Miao dialects in southeastern Kweichow--Chinese loanwords in Miao--some problems concerning initials and tones in the Miao language--the classifier in the Wei Ning dialect of the Miao language in Kweichow--a preliminary study of descriptive words in the Miao language of Eastern Kweichow--four-syllable coordinative constructions in the Miao language of Eastern Kweichow--a Miao secret language--a comment on "a Miao secret language"--a brief dexcription of the Yao language--the role of the Chinese language in the enrichment and development of the Yao language


SUBJECT

  1. Hill tribes
  2. Ethnic groups
  3. Miao-Yao languages

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