The Tibeto-Burman Reproductive System
Author | : James A. Matisoff |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2008-11-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520098718 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520098714 |
Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Tibeto-Burman Reproductive System written by James A. Matisoff and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-11-18 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering book is the prototype of the etymological thesaurus that has been the goal of the Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus project (STEDT) since 1987. It presents nearly 170 Proto-Tibeto-Burman etymologies in the semantic area of the reproductive system, along with discussions of possible Chinese cognates. Special attention is paid to patterns of semantic associations between the reproductive system and other areas of the lexicon.