Comparative Kadai: Linguistic Studies Beyond Tai

The thirteen papers in this volume are new contributions–in terms of fieldwork or of analysis–to the study of Kadai languages other than those of the Tai branch. The specific languages in focus Kam, Sui, Maonan, Mulam, Mak, Then, Ai-Cham, Be, Hlai (Li), and Lakkia. Dedication
Introduction
Maps 1. Developmental Tendencies in Kam Phonology Yang Quan
2. The Sounds of Rongjiang Kam Zheng Guoqiac and Yang Quan
3. An Investigation of the Ai-Cham Language Shi Lin and Cui Jianxin
4. Yangfeng Mak of Libo County Ni Dabai
5. Gedney’s Puzzle in Kam-Sui David Strecker
6. A Comparative Study of Kam and Sui Initial Consonants Wang Dewen
7. Word-initial Preconsonants and the History of Kam-Sui Resonant Initials and Tones Jerold A. Edmondson and Yang Quan
8. The Influences of Han on the Mulam Language Zheng Guoqiao
9. Notes on the Reconstruction of Proto-Kam-Sui Graham Thurgood 1. The Position of Lakkia Within Kadai David B. Solnit
2. The Relation of Be to Evidence from Tones and Initials Mark Hansell
3. Proto-Hlai Initials and A First Approximation James A. Matisoff
4. Kadai The Rules of Engagement Paul K. Benedict Index of Cited Forms
Index of Authors, Languages, and Subjects SIL International and the University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics 86