Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics
Language group of Central and East Asia with approx. 300 languages which are divided into the Sinitic (Chinese) and Tibeto-Burman branches, all of which have a long written tradition.
Characteristics: typically isolating, monosyllabic tonal languages. Remnants of older prefixal morphology are recognizable. No developed distinction between noun and verb.
References
Benedict, P.K. 1972. Sino-Tibetan: a conspectus. Cambridge.
McCoy, J.
and T.Light (eds) 1986. Contributions to Sino-Tibetan studies. Amsterdam and Philadelphia.
Shafer, R. 1974. Introduction to Sino-Tibetan. Wiesbaden.
Bibliography
Shafer, R. et al. (eds) 1957/63. Bibliography of Sino-Tibetan languages, 2 vols. Wiesbaden.
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