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William J. Gedney's Concise Saek-English, English-Saek Lexicon

William J. Gedney's Concise Saek-English, English-Saek Lexicon - Oceanic Linguistics Special Publication

Paperback (28 Feb 2011) | English,Sino-Tibetan languages

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Publisher's Synopsis

Saek, a Northern Tai language spoken in villages in Nakhon Phanom province on the border of Northeast Thailand and Laos, is noted for its unique phonological features within the Tai language family. This lexicon, originally compiled by the late Tai linguist William J. Gedney in the 1970s and organized by rhyme, highlights those characteristics that identify the older generation of Saek speakers. Because of these features, linguists believe that Saek will play an important role in the reconstruction of the proto-language of the Tai family. To make the lexicon more accessible, an English-Saek section has been added, something that does not appear in other treatments of Saek.

Book information

ISBN: 9780824835385
Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
Imprint: University of Hawai'i Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 495.919
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English,Sino-Tibetan languages
Number of pages: 252
Weight: 446g
Height: 155mm
Width: 228mm
Spine width: 20mm