Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction ENDO Mitsuaki
Chapter 1 : SUN
‘Sun’ in Asia
‘Sun’ in Nivkh
‘Sun’ in Ainu
‘Sun’ in Japanese
‘Sun’ in Korean
‘Sun’ in Sinitic
‘Sun’ in Hmong-Mien
‘Sun’ in Kra-Dai
‘Sun’ in Tibeto-Burman
‘Sun’ in Austroasiatic
‘Sun’ in Austronesian
‘Sun’ in Tungusic
‘Sun’ in Uralic
‘Sun’ in Mongolic and Turkic
‘Sun’ in South Asia
‘Sun’ in Arabic
Chapter 2 : RICE PLANT
‘Rice plant’ in Asia
‘Rice plant’ in Nivkh
‘Rice plant’ in Ainu
‘Rice plant’ in Japanese
‘Rice plant’ in Korean
‘Rice plant’ in Sinitic
‘Rice plant’ in Hmong-Mien
‘Rice plant’ in Kra-Dai
‘Rice plant’ in Tibeto-Burman
‘Rice plant’ in Austroasiatic
‘Rice plant’ in Austronesian
‘Rice plant’ in Tungusic
‘Rice plant’ in Uralic
‘Rice plant’ in Mongolic and Turkic
‘Rice plant’ in South Asia
‘Rice plant’ in Arabic
Chapter 3 : MILK
‘Milk’ in Asia
‘Milk’ in Nivkh
‘Milk’ in Ainu
‘Milk’ in Japanese
‘Milk’ in Korean
‘Milk’ in Sinitic
‘Milk’ in Hmong-Mien
‘Milk’ in Kra-Dai
‘Milk’ in Tibeto-Burman
‘Milk’ in Austroasiatic
‘Milk’ in Austronesian
‘Milk’ in Tungusic
‘Milk’ in Uralic
‘Milk’ in Mongolic and Turkic
‘Milk’ in South Asia
‘Milk’ in Arabic
Chapter 4 : WIND
‘Wind’ in Asia
‘Wind’ in Nivkh
‘Wind’ in Ainu
‘Wind’ in Japanese
‘Wind’ in Korean
‘Wind’ in Sinitic
‘Wind’ in Hmong-Mien
‘Wind’ in Kra-Dai
‘Wind’ in Tibeto-Burman
‘Wind’ in Austroasiatic
‘Wind’ in Austronesian
‘Wind’ in Tungusic
‘Wind’ in Uralic
‘Wind’ in Mongolic and Turkic
‘Wind’ in South Asia
‘Wind’ in Semitic
Chapter 5 : IRON
‘Iron’ in Asia
‘Iron’ in Nivkh
‘Iron’ in Ainu
‘Iron’ in Japanese
‘Iron’ in Korean
‘Iron’ in Sinitic
‘Iron’ in Hmong-Mien
‘Iron’ in Kra-Dai
‘Iron’ in Tibeto-Burman
‘Iron’ in Austroasiatic
‘Iron’ in Austronesian
‘Iron’ in Tungusic
‘Iron’ in Uralic
‘Iron’ in Mongolic and Turkic
‘Iron’ in South Asia
‘Iron’ in Semitic
Chapter 6: NUMERIC QUANTIFICATION
Numeric quantification in Asia
Numeric quantification in Nivkh
Numeric quantification in Ainu
Numeric quantification in Japanese
Numeric quantification in Korean
Numeric quantification in Sinitic
Numeric quantification in Hmong-Mien
Numeric quantification in Kra-Dai
Numeric quantification in Tibeto-Burman
Numeric quantification in Austroasiatic
Numeric quantification in Austronesian
Numeric quantification in Tungusic
Numeric quantification in Uralic
Numeric quantification in Mongolic and Turkic
Numeric quantification in South Asia
Numeric quantification in Arabic
Chapter 7 : TONE AND ACCENT
Tone and accent in Asia
Accent in Nivkh
Accent in Ainu
Tone and accent in Japanese
Accent/tone systems in Korean
Tone in Sinitic (Monosyllabic forms)
Tone in Hmong-Mien
Tone in Kra-Dai
Tone and accent in Tibeto-Burman
Tone and register in Austroasiatic
Accent in Austronesian
Accent in Tungusic
Accent in Uralic
Accent in Mongolic and Turkic
Tone and accent in South Asia
Accent and tone in Arabic
Chapter 8: IT RAINS
‘It rains’ in Asia
‘It rains’ in Nivkh
‘It rains’ in Ainu
‘It rains’ in Japanese
‘It rains’ in Korean
‘It rains’ in Sinitic
‘It rains’ in Hmong-Mien
‘It rains’ in Kra-Dai
‘It rains’ in Tibeto-Burman
‘It rains’ in Austroasiatic
‘It rains’ in Austronesian
‘It rains’ in Uralic and Tungusic
‘It rains’ in Mongolic and Turkic
‘It rains’ in South Asia
‘It rains’ in Arabic
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