The Tai-kadai Languages (routledge Language Family Series)
by Anthony Diller /
2008 / English / PDF
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The Routledge Language Family Series is aimed at undergraduates
and postgraduates of linguistics and language, or those with an
interest in historical linguistics, linguistics anthropology and
language development.
The Routledge Language Family Series is aimed at undergraduates
and postgraduates of linguistics and language, or those with an
interest in historical linguistics, linguistics anthropology and
language development.
With close to 100 million speakers, Tai-Kadai constitutes one of
the world's major language families.
With close to 100 million speakers, Tai-Kadai constitutes one of
the world's major language families.The Tai-Kadai
Languages
The Tai-Kadai
Languages provides a unique, comprehensive, single-volume
tome covering much needed grammatical descriptions in the area.
provides a unique, comprehensive, single-volume
tome covering much needed grammatical descriptions in the area.
It presents an important overview of Thai that includes extensive
cross-referencing to other sections of the volume and
sign-posting to sources in the bibliography. The volume also
includes much new material on Lao and other Tai-Kadai languages,
several of which are described here for the first time.
It presents an important overview of Thai that includes extensive
cross-referencing to other sections of the volume and
sign-posting to sources in the bibliography. The volume also
includes much new material on Lao and other Tai-Kadai languages,
several of which are described here for the first time.
Much-needed and highly useful,
Much-needed and highly useful,The Tai-Kadai Languages
The Tai-Kadai Languages
is a key work for professionals and students in linguistics, as
well as anthropologists and area studies specialists.
is a key work for professionals and students in linguistics, as
well as anthropologists and area studies specialists.
ANTHONY V. N. DILLER is Foundation Director of the National Thai
Studies Centre, at the Australian National University.
ANTHONY V. N. DILLER is Foundation Director of the National Thai
Studies Centre, at the Australian National University.
JEROLD A. EDMONDSON is Professor of Linguistics at the University
of Texas Arlington and a member of the Academy of Distinguished
Scholars.
JEROLD A. EDMONDSON is Professor of Linguistics at the University
of Texas Arlington and a member of the Academy of Distinguished
Scholars.
YONGXIAN LUO is Senior Lecturer in the Asia Institute at the
University of Melbourne and a member of the Australian Linguistic
Society.
YONGXIAN LUO is Senior Lecturer in the Asia Institute at the
University of Melbourne and a member of the Australian Linguistic
Society.