藏缅语前缀的动态演化:澄清一些误解

Tibeto-Burman prefixal dynamics:correcting some misconceptions

前缀对汉藏语/藏缅语历史音韵与共时语法至关重要。本文探讨的课题包括前缀对音节结构的影响、前缀与词根声母的关系及前缀对词义内涵的贡献程度。最后,本文也阐述了汉藏语/藏缅语里前缀化与复合词化程序之间的循环性关系。

Prefixes are of primary importance for Sino-Tibetan/Tibeto-Burman historical phonology and synchronic grammar.This paper explores the effects of prefixes on the syllabic structure,the re-lationship between prefixes and root-initials,and the degree of semantic content where prefixes may or may not contribute to the words in which they appear.Finally the cyclical relationship of prefix-ation to the key ST/TB process of compounding is discussed.