3. Expanding the Proto-Tai Lexicon--A Supplement to Li (1977)
3. 原始台语词汇的扩充：补充于李先生1977之研究
Yongxian Luo 罗永现

Abstract 摘要

3. EXPANDING THE PROTO-TAI LEXICON— A SUPPLEMENT TO LI (1977)

3.0 Introduction

3.1 New Pan-Tai Cognates
3.1.1 Nature and Environment
3.1.2 Agricultural Terms
3.1.3 Body Part Terms
3.1.4. Cultural Beliefs, Social Activities and Residual Items
3.1.5 Pan-Tai Status for Formerly Restricted Items

3.2. Regional/Dialect Words: Implications for Subgrouping
3.2.1 Northern vs. Non-Northern
3.2.2 Non-Southwestern vs. Southwestern
3.2.2.1 The Central-Northern Alliance
3.2.2.2 The Southwestern Group
3.2.2.3 The Southwestern-Northern Connection
3.2.2.4 Terms for Social Organization
3.2.2.5 The Case of Dehong: Implications for Lexical Classification
3.2.2.6 Summary on Dialect Words

3.3 Negation in Tai in Historical-Comparative Perspective
3.3.1 Comparative Data
3.3.2 Discussion
3.3.2.1 Li’s Reconstructions
3.3.2.2 New Cognates
3.3.3 Comparison with Kam-Sui and Chinese
3.3.3.1 Comparison with Kam-Sui
3.3.3.2 Comparison with Chinese
3.3.4 Summary on Negation

3.4 Summary of Findings: Implications for Tai Subgrouping