PART 1: Overview Chapters C01 Sino-Tibetan: genetic and areal subgroups - Graham Thurgood C02 Overview of Sino-Tibetan morphosyntax - Randy J. LaPolla C03 Word order in Sino-Tibetan languages from a typological and geographical perspective - Matthew S. Dryer PART 2: Sinitic C04 The Sinitic languages: phonology - Zev Handel C05 The Sinitic languages: grammar - Anne O. Yue C06 The characteristics of Mandarin dialects - Dah-an Ho C07 Cantonese - Robert S. Bauer and Stephen Matthews C08 Shanghainese - Eric Zee and Liejiong Xu C09 Chinese writing - Mark Hansell PART 3: Tibeto-Burman §3.1: Languages of NE India C10 The Tibeto-Burman languages of Northeastern India - Mark W. Post and Robbins Burling C11 Garo - Robbins Burling C12 Hakha Lai - David A. Peterson C13 Mongsen Ao - Alexander R.
Coupe C14 Karbi - Linda Konnerth C15 Tani languages - Mark W. Post and Jackson T.-S. Sun C16 Meithei - Shobhana Chelliah C17 Tangsa - Stephen D. Morey §3.2: Bodish languages C18 Classical Tibetan - Scott DeLancey C19 Lhasa Tibetan - Scott DeLancey C20 Kurtöp - Gwendolyn Hyslop C21 Tshangla - Erik Andvik C22 Dolakhae Newar - Carol Genetti C23 Kathmandu Newar (NepÄl BhÄá¹£Ä)-David Hargreaves §3.3: Tamangic C24 Tamang - Martine Mazaudon C25 Chantyal - Mickey Noonan and Kristine A. Hildebrandt C26 Manange - Kristine Hildebrandt and Oliver Bond C27 Nar Phu - Mickey Noonan and Kristine A.
Hildebrandt §3.4 Rung languages §3.4.1: Rgyalrong languages C28 Tshobdun rGyalrong - Jackson T.-S. Sun C29 Cogtse rGyarong - Yasuhiko Nagano C30 Stau (Ergong, Horpa)-Guillaume Jacques, Lai Yunfan, Anton Antonov and Lobsang Nima C31 Japhug - Guillaume Jacques §3.4.2: Rawang-Dulong-Anong C32 Dulong - Randy J.
LaPolla §3.4.3: Kiranti C33 Kiranti languages - Boyd Michailovsky C34 Hayu - Boyd Michailovsky C35 Belhare - Balthasar Bickel C36 Camling - Karen H. Ebert C37 Wambule Rai - Jean Robert Opgenort §3.4.4: Western Himalayan C38 Sangla Kinnauri - Anju Saxena §3.5: Qiangic C39 Qiang - Randy J. LaPolla C40 Prinmi - Picus Sizhi Ding C41 Tangut - Gong Hwang-cherng C42 Lizu [Ersu] - Katia Chirkova §3.
6: Naic [Naxi] C43 Yongning Na (Mosuo) - Liberty A. Lidz §3.7: Lolo-Burmese C44 Burmese - Julian K. Wheatley C45 Zaiwa - Zhu Yanhua C46 Akha - Inga-Lill Hansson C47 Lisu - David Bradley C48 James Matisoff Lahu §3.8: Karenic C49 Eastern K.