Some problems involving Proto-Mǐn onsets and new Old Chinese
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20345402 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Smith (0000-0002-6415-8179, University of Zurich), Jonathan A Smith (0000-0002-3135-3111, Christopher Newport University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 118-136 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Diachronica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0176-4225 • E-ISSN: 1569-9714 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/dia.23045.smi |
| OpenAlex | W4405661621 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
The Mǐn languages are crucial for the study of early Chinese, and Baxter and Sagart’s (2014) new Old Chinese system aims to prioritize Jerry Norman’s Proto-Mǐn of the 1970s. This report describes three key problems relating to the reconstruction of Proto-Mǐn syllable onsets, observing that, in relation to each problem, Baxter and Sagart’s new Old Chinese system is affected by serious errors with respect to data and methodology
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| Highly cited | No |