An original new perspective on the shared history of Burmese, Chinese, and Tibetan, with a particular focus on their phonological development.

The discovery of sound laws by comparing attested languages is the method which has unlocked the history of European languages stretching back thousands of year

A comprehensive account of the phonological history of Chinese, exploring the development of its standard phonological systems over the past 2500 years. It will

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This ground breaking study dispels the common belief that Chinese 'doesn't have words' but instead 'has characters'. Jerome Packard's book provides a comprehens