Table of Content

Introduction

i-iii

Evidence for Historical Sound Change in Traditional Zhuang Texts

1-12

Language Contact between Geyang and Yi

13-24

SINO-TAI WORDS FOR 'TO EAT'

25-51

The World View of Zhuang People as Reflected in Proverbs

52-67

Grammaticalization of Nouns into Prepositions in Thai

68-83

Significant Social and Cultural Variable Factors Conditioning Language Use: A Case of Language Variation in Present Day Japanese

84-95

Traditional Chinese and Thai Calendars: Evidence of the Thai Ancestral Homeland

96-115

Contributors

116