Paul K. Benedict
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Paul K. Benedict was an American linguist who specialized in languages of East and Southeast Asia
. He is well-known for his 1942 proposal of the Austro-Tai
language family and also his reconstruction of Proto-Sino-Tibetan and Proto-Tibeto-Burman
.
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
. He is well-known for his 1942 proposal of the Austro-Tai
Austro-Tai languages
Austro-Tai is a hypothesis that the Tai–Kadai and Austronesian language families of southern China and the Pacific are genealogically related. Related proposals include Austric and Sino-Austronesian .-Origins:...
language family and also his reconstruction of Proto-Sino-Tibetan and Proto-Tibeto-Burman
Proto-Tibeto-Burman language
The Proto-Tibeto-Burman language is the reconstructed ancestor of the Tibeto-Burman languages. Among other researchers Paul K. Benedict and James Matisoff have made proposals for the reconstruction of this language....
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