Lalo regional varieties: Phylogeny, dialectometry, and sociolinguistics

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2010-07-26
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Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, La Trobe University
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xxv, 422 pages
Abstract: 
Lalo is a Central Ngwi (Loloish) language cluster spoken in western Yunnan, China by fewer than 300,000 speakers. The purpose of this thesis is to subgroup Lalo regional varieties according to phonetic distance, intelligibility, and historical relationships. Integrating results from historical linguistics, dialectometry, and sociolinguistics, this thesis presents a more complex picture of Lalo inter-dialectal relationships than previously thought.
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Preprint
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Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of tables -- List of figures -- List of abbreviations -- List of data source abbreviations -- Explanation of supplementary material -- Abstract -- Statement of authorship -- Chapter 1 : Introduction -- Chapter 2 : Methodology -- Chapter 3 : Phonological sketches of Lalo varieties -- Chapter 4 : Proto-Lalo segments -- Chapter 5 : Proto-Lalo tones and tone changes -- Chapter 6 : Diachronic subgrouping of Lalo varieties -- Chapter 7 : Synchronic classification of Lalo varieties -- Chapter 8 : Conclusion -- Appendix A: Sources of Lalo population statistics by county -- Appendix B: Elicitation frames from Pelkey (in press 2010) -- Appendix C: Sociolinguistic interview schedules -- Appendix D: Sample RTT score chart (CW-QY) -- Appendix E: Sample Lalo language data and Proto-Lalo reconstructions -- Appendix F: Lalo language data arranged in alphabetical order by the English gloss -- References
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China
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42568