Tibetan /
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
1999.
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Colección: | London Oriental and African language library ;
v. 3. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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 grammati. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 372 pages) : illustrations, map |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-356) and index. |
ISBN: | 9789027283061 9027283060 |
ISSN: | 1382-3485 ; |