On the Linguistic Affiliation of 'Tai Loi'
This short investigation of languages referred to as Tai Loi shows that at least seven different languages from three Palaungic subgroups are referred to by this exonym. Simply meaning ‘mountaineers’, Tai Loi appears to denote Buddhist speakers as a sociopolitical identity rather than a linguistic o...
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doaj-b2c0530fad214d6f8cb377a8fa5189932020-11-24T22:11:45ZengUniversity of Hawaii PressJournal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society1836-68211836-68212017-08-01102xixxxiiOn the Linguistic Affiliation of 'Tai Loi'Elizabeth Hall0Payap University Linguistics Institute This short investigation of languages referred to as Tai Loi shows that at least seven different languages from three Palaungic subgroups are referred to by this exonym. Simply meaning ‘mountaineers’, Tai Loi appears to denote Buddhist speakers as a sociopolitical identity rather than a linguistic one. As a linguistic designation, it may lead to confusion and should therefore be avoided. Since ISO 639 forms a part of the language tags distinguishing dialectal, regional and script variation in languages, there is the potential for even broader confusion. http://hdl.handle.net/10524/52409Tai LoiPalaungicWaicAngkuicexomyms |
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On the Linguistic Affiliation of 'Tai Loi' |
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On the Linguistic Affiliation of 'Tai Loi' |
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On the Linguistic Affiliation of 'Tai Loi' |
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On the Linguistic Affiliation of 'Tai Loi' |
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University of Hawaii Press |
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Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society |
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1836-6821 1836-6821 |
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This short investigation of languages referred to as Tai Loi shows that at least seven different languages from three Palaungic subgroups are referred to by this exonym. Simply meaning ‘mountaineers’, Tai Loi appears to denote Buddhist speakers as a sociopolitical identity rather than a linguistic one. As a linguistic designation, it may lead to confusion and should therefore be avoided. Since ISO 639 forms a part of the language tags distinguishing dialectal, regional and script variation in languages, there is the potential for even broader confusion.
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Tai Loi Palaungic Waic Angkuic exomyms |
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