Harry L. Shorto
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Harry L. Shorto was a British linguist and philologist renowned for his pioneering comparative work on Austroasiatic languages and the reconstruction of Proto-Austroasiatic.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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linguist ⓘ person ⓘ philologist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | Southeast Asian studies ⓘ |
| approach | reconstruction of proto-languages from cognate sets ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
reconstruction of Proto-Austroasiatic phonology
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reconstruction of Proto-Mon–Khmer ⓘ |
| employer | School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Shorto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Austroasiatic linguistics
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linguistics ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| givenName | Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Austroasiatic comparative linguistics
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subsequent reconstructions of Proto-Austroasiatic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mon language studies
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Mon–Khmer etymological research ⓘ comparative work on Austroasiatic languages ⓘ reconstruction of Proto-Austroasiatic ⓘ |
| languageFamilyStudied |
Austroasiatic languages
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Mon–Khmer languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundational data for Austroasiatic comparative studies
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standard reference works on Mon and Mon–Khmer ⓘ |
| methodology | comparative method in historical linguistics ⓘ |
| name | Harry L. Shorto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notability | pioneer of Austroasiatic comparative linguistics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon
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A Mon–Khmer Comparative Dictionary NERFINISHED ⓘ Dictionary of the Mon Inscriptions from the Sixth to the Sixteenth Centuries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| regionOfStudy | Mainland Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Mon inscriptions
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comparative linguistics ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| studiedLanguage |
Khasi
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Khmer ⓘ Mon NERFINISHED ⓘ Palaungic languages ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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