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Re: A new Indo-European subfamily in China

From:DOUGLAS KOLLER <laokou@...>
Date:Tuesday, December 5, 2000, 1:18
From: "John Cowan"


> It's probable that the Middle Chinese voiced stops produced breathiness,
> too; certainly Wu (Shanghainese) has breath-inducing voiced stops, and
they

> reliably induce low tone as well (although there are other sources of low
tone).

Such as? Are you referring to liquids and nasals?

Kou