The thirteen papers in this volume are new contributions--in terms of fieldwork or of analysis--to the study of Kadai languages other than those of the Tai branch. The specific languages in focus are: Kam, Sui, Maonan, Mulam, Mak, Then, Ai-Cham, Be, Hlai (Li), and Lakkia.

Table of Contents

Dedication
Introduction
Maps

I. Kam-Sui Proper

1. Developmental Tendencies in Kam Phonology Yang Quan
2. The Sounds of Rongjiang Kam Zheng Guoqiac and Yang Quan
3. An Investigation of the Ai-Cham Language Shi Lin and Cui Jianxin
4. Yangfeng Mak of Libo County Ni Dabai
5. Gedney's Puzzle in Kam-Sui David Strecker
6. A Comparative Study of Kam and Sui Initial Consonants Wang Dewen
7. Word-initial Preconsonants and the History of Kam-Sui Resonant Initials and Tones Jerold A. Edmondson and Yang Quan
8. The Influences of Han on the Mulam Language Zheng Guoqiao
9. Notes on the Reconstruction of Proto-Kam-Sui Graham Thurgood

II. Other Kadai

1. The Position of Lakkia Within Kadai David B. Solnit
2. The Relation of Be to Tai: Evidence from Tones and Initials Mark Hansell
3. Proto-Hlai Initials and Tones: A First Approximation James A. Matisoff
4. Kadai Linguistics: The Rules of Engagement Paul K. Benedict

Index of Cited Forms
Index of Authors, Languages, and Subjects

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