Establishing genetic relationship between language families in Southeast Asia on a more solid linguistic basis
建构东南亚几个语系之间坚实可靠的亲属关系
Paul Jen-kuei Li 李壬癸

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This is an evaluation of the various hypotheses regarding the possible genetic relationships between different language families in Southeast Asia, including Sino-Tai, Austro-Tai, Austro-Kra-Dai, Austric, Sino-Austronesian, and Sino-Miao-Yao. In order to establish reliable genetic relations between different language families, we need more solid linguistic evidence to distinguish between true cognates and loanwords. Vocabulary gets borrowed easily, whereas morphology is the most resistant to change. The genetic relationship between Chinese and Tibetan-Burman languages is well established, and perhaps so are Austric and Austro-Tai or Austro-Kra-Dai. However, there is not much chance for the genetic relationships of Sino-Tai, Sino-Austronesian or Sino-Miao-Yao.

本文在评估有关东南亚几个语系之间亲属关系的各种学说，包括汉语与傣语、南岛语与侗傣语、南岛语与南亚语、汉语与南岛语、汉语与苗瑶语等。要建立语系之间的亲属关系，必须要有坚实可靠的语言学证据才能够区分真正的同源词与借词。成系统的同源词都会有构词方面的证据，极不易移借，而一般词汇却容易移借。汉语跟藏缅语的亲属关系已经确立无疑，南岛语与南亚语以及南岛语与侗傣语几乎也已经可以确立，然而汉语与傣语、汉语与南岛语、汉语与苗瑶语的关系证据都很薄弱。

Subject Keywords 主题词

Genetic relations 亲属关系 Language family 语系 Southeast Asia 东南亚 True cognates 同源词 Loans 借词


Journal of Chinese Linguistics Monograph Series (ISSN 2409-2878), Number 29 (2019): 1-23
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