The Derivation of the Tibetan Present Prefix g- from ḥ-
The Derivation of the Tibetan Present Prefix g- from ḥ-
Author(s): Nathan W. HillSubject(s): Language studies
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Tibetan verb; internal reconstruction; historical phonology; verb morphology
Summary/Abstract: According to the communis opinio it is arbitrary whether a Tibetan verb takes the prefix g- or ḥ- in its present stem. This paper instead argues that ḥ- [ɣ] originated as a phonetically conditioned variant of g-; a pattern that became obscured through the coinage of denominative verbs and analogical developments.
Journal: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 72/2019
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 325-332
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
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