Finals

A summary of what Baxter and Sagart mean by Old Chinese, what evidence can be used to reconstruct it, our methodological assumptions, and a brief summary of the history of research on this topic.

This presentation focuses largely on the introduction of Old Chinese linguistic reconstruction and Chinese palaeography. It describes a traditional framework widely taught to and used by

Focuses on the structure of Old Chinese words, distinguishing between roots and affixes. Root structure is described as a sequence of positions or slots, some obligatorily, others optionally filled.

Sino-Tibetan and beyond discusses important issues in Sino-Tibetan comparison, such as: the A/B distinction, uvulars, presyllables and lenition, morphology; also discusses the evidence for relating

The main issues in the reconstruction of Old Chinese word onsets are discussed. In particular: the A/B distinction and uvulars.