SIL Electronic Book Reviews 2011 - 012 The phonology of Mongolian
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This book contains a study of the phonology and phonetics of Standard Mongolian, as well as an overview of the historical development of the Mongolic languages. The description of the phonology and phonetics of Standard Mongolian, defined as the variety of Halh Mongolian spoken in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of the Republic of Mongolia, is based on original data collected by the authors from Ulaanbaatar Halh speakers. The chapters at the end of the book on diachronic phonology are designed to put the synchronic phonology in the perspective of its historical development.
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