02975nam 2200601 a 450 991045653650332120200520144314.01-283-22242-6978661322242890-272-8306-0(CKB)2550000000042965(EBL)784241(OCoLC)744354273(SSID)ssj0000642074(PQKBManifestationID)11398717(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000642074(PQKBWorkID)10629691(PQKB)10320827(MiAaPQ)EBC784241(Au-PeEL)EBL784241(CaPaEBR)ebr10488490(CaONFJC)MIL322242(EXLCZ)99255000000004296519990607d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTibetan[electronic resource] /Philip DenwoodAmsterdam ;Philadelphia John Benjamins Pub.19991 online resource (394 p.)London Oriental and African language library,1382-3485 ;v. 3Description based upon print version of record.90-272-3803-0 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.TIBETAN; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; MAP; Table of contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Transcription of Tibetan; 1. Geography; 2. HIstory; 3. Varieties of Tibetan; 4. Levels of AnalysIs; 5. Graphology; 6. Phonology; 7. Nouns and Noun Phrases; 8. Verbs; 9. Verb Phrases; 10. Serial Verbs; 11. Adjectives and Adjective Phrases; 12. Clauses; 13. Subordinate and Nominalised Clauses; 14. Preclassical and Classical Tibetan; 15. Texts; Appendix 1. List of Dialects; Appendix 2. Phonology of Other Dialects; Bibliography; Particle Index; General IndexThe 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 grammatiLondon Oriental and African language library ;v. 3.Tibetan languageGrammarTibetan languageDialectsChinaLhasaElectronic books.Tibetan languageGrammar.Tibetan languageDialects495/.482421Denwood Philip905596MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456536503321Tibetan2025722UNINA