Yongxian Luo

Morphology in Kra-Dai Languages

Yongxian Luo

Reference Work  |  2020

The Kra-Dai languages (also known as Kam-Tai, Tai-Kadai, Tai-Kradai, Daic) are generally described as one of the most representati..

‘Head’ as a Link of Embodiment in Chinese

Y Luo

Book Chapter  |  2019

This paper offers an analysis of the Chinese body-part terms for ‘head’ and its related parts ‘brain’ and “neck” from a conceptual..

The Kra-Dai Languages

Y Luo

Reference Work  |  2019

Kra-Dai, also known as Tai–Kadai, Daic, and Kadai, is a family of diverse languages found in southern China, northeast India, and ..

Placement events in Zhuang

Yongxian Luo

Journal article  |  2019  |  LINGUA

This study explores the linguistic encoding of placement events in Zhuang, a Tai dialect spoken in south China's Guangxi Province...

Sui 水 Language

Y LUO

Book Chapter  |  2017

The Encyclopedia of Chinese Language and Linguistics is the new reference work on all aspects of the languages of China and China'..

Zhuang 壮 Language

Y LUO

Book Chapter  |  2017

The Encyclopedia of Chinese Language and Linguistics is the new reference work on all aspects of the languages of China and China'..

Dai 傣 Language

Y LUO

Book Chapter  |  2017

The Encyclopedia of Chinese Language and Linguistics is the new reference work on all aspects of the languages of China and China'..

Chinese and Tai

Y LUO

Book Chapter  |  2017

The Encyclopedia of Chinese Language and Linguistics is the new reference work on all aspects of the languages of China and China'..

Tai-Kadai Languages

Y LUO

Book Chapter  |  2017

The Encyclopedia of Chinese Language and Linguistics is the new reference work on all aspects of the languages of China and China'..

Introduction: A Semantic Approach to English Grammar

Y LUO

Book Chapter  |  2016