Table of contents
Acknowledgmentv
List of chartsxiv
Abbreviationsxvi
Explanation of phonetic symbols and diacriticsxvi
1. Introductory remarks and summary of content1
2. Phonation types of chepang8
3. The glottal stop or creaky phonation in Limbu37
4. Tonal comparison of Lolo-Burmese with other tibeto-Burman languages82
5. Is *B/TC-III a reconstructible entity of proto-Tibeto-Burman?173
6. Tone Categories in the north Assam division215
7. Phonation and tone in the Tamang/Gurung/Thalaki nucleus260
8. The development of tone systems in the Karen languages313
9. Phonation and tonology of stopped syllables368
10. Outlook on further tonogenetic investigations483
Footnotes493
Etymological index497
References509
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