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Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Glossonyms Used for Central Chadic Languages and Language Variants |
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Abbreviations and Symbols |
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1.1 Comparative Chadic Linguistics, and Why It Is So Problematic to Reconstruct Lexical Items for Proto-Chadic in General, and for Proto-Central Chadic in Particular |
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1.2 A Model for the Evolution from Proto-Central Chadic `Simple Roots' to Phonetic Surface Representations in Central Chadic Languages |
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17 | (3) |
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1.5 Vowel Pro-/Epenthesis |
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1.6 Phonological Prosodies |
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1.7 Morphological Prosodies |
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2 Methodological Preliminaries |
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2.1.1 The Extra-Linguistic Historical Background |
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2.1.2 The Exceptional Typology of Central Chadic Languages |
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30 | (1) |
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2.1.3 The Enigmatic Vocalic Domain |
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31 | (1) |
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2.1.3.1 The Status of Schwa |
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2.1.3.2 No True Vowel Contrasts |
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2.1.3.3 Underspecified `Weak Radicals': */y/, */w/ |
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33 | (1) |
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2.1.3.4 Impact of Prosodies |
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2.1.4 Completeness and Explicitness of Description |
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34 | (4) |
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2.2 The Comparative Method and Dialectological Approaches |
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38 | (3) |
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2.3 Internal Reconstruction |
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41 | (5) |
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2.4 The Database and Conventions of Transcription |
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46 | (1) |
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2.5 Theoretical Modules Underlying Central Chadic Lexical Reconstruction Work |
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47 | (18) |
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48 | (4) |
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2.5.2 Weak Radical Theory |
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2.5.3 Vocalisation Theory |
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2.5.5 Prosodies as Traces of Diachronrcally Lost Segments |
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2.6 Confronting Alternative Approaches |
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2.6.1 The Notion of `Prosody-Type Languages' in Central Chadic |
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2.6.2 The Vocalic Domain in Central Chadic: What to Reconstruct and How Many? |
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3 Proto-Central Chadic Diachronic Phonology and Morphophonology: Inventories and Principles |
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3.1.1 Templatic Approach: Root-and-Pattern |
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3.1.1.1 Underlying `Root Types' |
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3.1.1.2 Radical Consonant Slots |
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3.1.1.3 Vocalisation: Vowel Slots and Syllables |
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3.1.1.4 The Ambiguous Nature of `Weak Radicals' |
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3.1.1.5 The Relevance of the Templatic Approach to Historical Reconstruction in Chadic |
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3.1.2 Diachronically Simple and Augmented Roots |
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3.1.2.1 Simple Root and Root Types |
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3.1.2.2 Diachronic Loss of Segments |
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3.1.2.3 Affixal Root Augmentation and Petrification |
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3.1.2.4 Reduplicative Augmentation and Petrification |
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3.1.2.5 Similarity of Inventories of Pre-and Suffixal Augments |
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98 | (3) |
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3.2 Issues in Central Chadic Diachronic Phonology |
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3.2.1 Inventory: Consonants |
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103 | (3) |
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3.2.2 The Double Origin of Prosodies |
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3.2.2.1 Lexical Prosodies: Phonological Palatalisation and Labialisation |
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3.2.2.2 Grammatical Prosodies: Morphological Palatalisation and Labialisation |
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3.2.3 Labialisation Prosody |
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3.2.3.2 Prosodising *{-kw} |
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3.2.3.3 Non-Prosodising *{-kw} |
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3.2.3.4 Is Morphological Labialisation Older Than Phonological Labialisation? |
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114 | (3) |
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3.2.4 Palatalisation Prosody |
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117 | (2) |
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3.2.4.2 Prosodising *{-y} |
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3.2.4.3 Non-Prosodising *{-y} |
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3.2.5 Combined Y- and W-Prosodies |
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3.2.5.1 Separate Domains for Each Prosody |
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124 | (1) |
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3.2.5.2 Prosody Fusion in Same Domain (*/a/wy *gt; œ) |
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125 | (1) |
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3.3 Diachronic Sources of Morphological Prosodies |
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3.4 The Origins of Final */a/ and [ e] |
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127 | (2) |
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3.4.2 Final Consonant (Ø Vowel) |
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128 | (1) |
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3.5 A Note on the Integration of Loan Words into Central Chadic Phonology |
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4 Diachronic Processes in Central Chadic Language Evolution |
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133 | (25) |
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133 | (1) |
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4.2 Prosodic `Colouring' of Pro- and Epenthetic Schwa |
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134 | (1) |
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4.3 Prosodic Effects on */a/ |
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4.4 Syllabification of Underlying *y and *w |
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135 | (5) |
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4.4.1 Weak Radicals *y and *w in Medial Position |
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135 | (1) |
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4.4.2 *y and *w in Suffixal Augments in Final Position |
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136 | (4) |
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4.5 Intersegmental Fusion of Features Affecting Radical Consonants |
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140 | (1) |
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4.6 Accounting for Differences between Very Closely Related Languages |
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141 | (1) |
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4.6.1 Underlying Root Type |
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141 | (1) |
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4.6.2 Root Augmentation, Consonantal Sound Changes, and Prosodies |
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142 | (1) |
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4.7 From PCC to Modem Central Chadic Languages: Phonemicisation ofAllophones |
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142 | (5) |
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4.8 On the Emergence of Long Vowels in Modern Central Chadic Languages |
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147 | (3) |
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4.8.1 The Emergence of Long [ ii] |
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148 | (1) |
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4.8.2 The Emergence of Long [ uu] |
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149 | (1) |
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4.9 Summary of Diachronic Processes from PCC to Modern Central Chadic Languages |
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150 | (8) |
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5 Central Chadic Languages and the Neogrammarian Hypothesis |
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5.1 Individual Language Histories: Evidence from Lamang and Hdi |
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161 | (15) |
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5.2 Scrutinising the Notion of `Regular Sound Correspondence' in the Vocalic Domain |
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176 | (11) |
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6 Full Lexical Reconstructions |
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6.1 Alternative Option for Not Reconstructing x/e/ |
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187 | (4) |
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6.2 Alternative Option for Not Reconstructing x/i/ |
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191 | (1) |
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6.3 Alternative Reconstructions of the Proto-Central Chadic Lexicon |
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192 | (26) |
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6.3.1 Reconstructions Licensing [ i] in Phonetic Surface Representation |
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193 | (1) |
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6.3.1.1 [ i] in Final Position |
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194 | (1) |
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6.3.1.2 [ il in Medial Position |
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6.3.1.3 [ il in Initial Position |
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6.3.2 Reconstructions Licensing [ u] in Phonetic Surface Representation |
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198 | (1) |
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6.3.2.1 [ u] in Final Position |
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198 | (2) |
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6.3.2.2 [ u] in Medial Position |
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200 | (1) |
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6.3.2.3 [ u] in Initial Position |
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6.3.3 Reconstructions Licensing Mid Vowels [ e] and [ o] in Both Medial and Final Positions in Phonetic Surface Representation |
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201 | (1) |
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6.3.4 Reconstructions Licensing Final Schwa in Phonetic Surface Representation |
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201 | (2) |
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6.3.5 Reconstructions Involving */a/ as Medial Vowel |
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203 | (8) |
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6.3.6 Regarding Glottal Stop and Glottalisation |
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211 | (1) |
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6.3.6.1 Emergence of Glottal Stops in Surface Representations |
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6.3.6.2 [ 'w] (and [ p']?) Reflecting PCC */Cw/ |
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6.3.6.3 */?/ as an Unidentified Root Augment? |
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6.3.6.4 Another Look at the Root for `Water' |
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6.3.6.5 Are there Traces of `Glottalisation Prosody'? |
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215 | (3) |
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6.4 PCC Lexical Reconstructions: Data and Details |
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221 | (3) |
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224 | (3) |
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227 | (3) |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (4) |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (2) |
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239 | (3) |
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242 | (6) |
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248 | (5) |
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253 | (2) |
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255 | (3) |
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258 | (10) |
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268 | (3) |
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271 | (4) |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (5) |
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281 | (6) |
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287 | (4) |
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291 | (4) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (3) |
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299 | (6) |
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305 | (3) |
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308 | (2) |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (3) |
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314 | (2) |
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316 | (3) |
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319 | (8) |
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327 | (2) |
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329 | (7) |
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336 | (3) |
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339 | (4) |
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343 | (2) |
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345 | (4) |
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349 | (2) |
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351 | (2) |
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353 | (4) |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (5) |
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363 | (5) |
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368 | (3) |
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371 | (6) |
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377 | (4) |
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381 | (4) |
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385 | (6) |
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391 | (2) |
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393 | (3) |
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396 | (2) |
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400 | (6) |
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406 | (5) |
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411 | (7) |
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418 | (6) |
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424 | (4) |
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428 | (6) |
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435 | (4) |
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439 | (7) |
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446 | (4) |
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450 | (3) |
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Appendix: Alphabetical List of Glosses with Alternative Reconstructions and Prosodies |
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458 | (3) |
References |
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Index: Languages and Lexical Items |
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