Read Tibetan (London Oriental and African Language Library)

Tibetan (London Oriental and African Language Library)

Philip Denwood

4.9/5 (9120 ratings)

Description:The Tibetan language comprises a wide range of spoken and written varieties whose known history dates from the 7th century AD to the present day. Its speakers inhabit a vast area in Central Asia and the Himalayas extending into seven modern nation states, while its abundant literature includes much of vital importance to the study of Buddhism. After surveying all the known varieties of Tibetan, including their geographical and historical background, this book concentrates on a phonological and grammatical description of the modern spoken Lhasa dialect, the standard spoken variety. The grammatical framework which has been specially devised to describe this variety is then applied to the written varieties of Preclassical and Classical Tibetan, demonstrating the fundamental unity of the language. The writing system is outlined, though all examples and texts are given in roman script and where appropriate, the International Phonetic Alphabet. There is a comprehensive bibliography.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tibetan (London Oriental and African Language Library). To get started finding Tibetan (London Oriental and African Language Library), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1556197276

Description: The Tibetan language comprises a wide range of spoken and written varieties whose known history dates from the 7th century AD to the present day. Its speakers inhabit a vast area in Central Asia and the Himalayas extending into seven modern nation states, while its abundant literature includes much of vital importance to the study of Buddhism. After surveying all the known varieties of Tibetan, including their geographical and historical background, this book concentrates on a phonological and grammatical description of the modern spoken Lhasa dialect, the standard spoken variety. The grammatical framework which has been specially devised to describe this variety is then applied to the written varieties of Preclassical and Classical Tibetan, demonstrating the fundamental unity of the language. The writing system is outlined, though all examples and texts are given in roman script and where appropriate, the International Phonetic Alphabet. There is a comprehensive bibliography.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tibetan (London Oriental and African Language Library). To get started finding Tibetan (London Oriental and African Language Library), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Tibetan (London Oriental and African Language Library)

Tibetan (London Oriental and African Language Library)

More Books

Tibetan (London Oriental and African Language Library) by Philip Denwood (1999-11-15)

Tibetan (London Oriental and African Language Library) by Philip Denwood (1999-11-15)

Tibetan (London Oriental and African Language Library) by Denwood, Philip (1999) Hardcover

Tibetan (London Oriental and African Language Library) by Denwood, Philip (1999) Hardcover

Recent Research on Ladakh 4 & 5

Recent Research on Ladakh 4 & 5

Arts of the Eurasian steppelands: A colloquy held 27-29 June (Colloquies on art & archaeology in Asia ; no. 7)

Arts of the Eurasian steppelands: A colloquy held 27-29 June (Colloquies on art & archaeology in Asia ; no. 7)

Tibetan Carpet

Tibetan Carpet

Le tapis tibétain

Le tapis tibétain

Recent Research on Ladakh 4 and 5: Procedings of the Fourth and Fifth International Colloquia on Ladakh

Recent Research on Ladakh 4 and 5: Procedings of the Fourth and Fifth International Colloquia on Ladakh

Recent Research on Ladakh 4 & 5: Proceedings of the Fourth and Fifth International Colloquia on Ladakh

Recent Research on Ladakh 4 & 5: Proceedings of the Fourth and Fifth International Colloquia on Ladakh