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2 - Language Histories and Classifications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2021

N. J. Enfield
N. J. Enfield
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
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This chapter outlines the present-day distribution of languages and language families used across mainland Southeast Asia, drawing on current historical/comparative linguistic research. Overviews are given of what is known in the historical/comparative linguistics of the Austroasiatic, Tai-Kadai, Chamic, Moklenic, Hmong-Mien, and Tibeto-Burman language families, along with surveys of the area's sign languages, classical languages, and writing systems.

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Historical linguisticsAustroasiaticTai-KadaiChamicMoklenicHmong–MienTibeto–Burmansign languagesclassical languagesand writing systems
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The Languages of Mainland Southeast Asia , pp. 38 - 117
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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