Koreanic loanwords in Khitan and their importance in the decipherment of the latter
Koreanic loanwords in Khitan and their importance in the decipherment of the latter
Author(s): Alexander VovinSubject(s): Phonetics / Phonology, Morphology, Lexis, Historical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Khitan; Late Old Korean; Middle Korean; decipherment; reconstruction;
Summary/Abstract: In this article I am surveying several possible loanwords from Koreanic languages (probably Koguryǒ and/or Bo-hai) into the Khitan language. Apart from explaining the origin of some of the Khitan words that have no Mongolic, other Central Asian, or Chinese etymologies, I will demonstrate that these loanwords can shed light on the decipherment of Khitan characters with unknown readings, and therefore advance the reconstruction and reading of the Khitan language itself.
Journal: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 70/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 207-215
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
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