Paul Sidwell, Project Director
Doug Cooper, Co-Director |
![]() The project has three focal points (see also the links on the left):
the Mon-Khmer languages database, dedicated to the preservation and
free distribution of language reference materials,
including phonetic transcription, glosses, and citations.
the Mon-Khmer etymological dictionary, which provides an on-line hierarchical
reference that puts the data in context.
It is based on - and is extending greatly, with ten times as many reflexes,
and a dozen intermediate branch reconstructions - the late H.L. Shorto's
Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary (2006)
the creation of a collaborative worksite for Mon-Khmer language research -
an an on-line architecture for extension, comment, and correction of language and etymological data.
Our core work - a language database of twenty-four languages from
the twelve Mon-Khmer branches, an etymological 'backbone' that
supports ongoing development, and complete on-line publication
and website support - was within the first two-year funding cycle.
In our second two-year cycle, we are adding languages that represent
all MK sub-branches, as well as adding existing and new branch-level reconstructions.
CRCL and the Mon-Khmer Languages Project gratefully acknowledge the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, 2007-2009 and 2009-2011. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily reflect those of the NEH. |