ENGLISH

Essentials of modern literary Tibetan: a reading course and reference grammar

By Melvyn C. Goldstein , Gelek Rimpoche , Lobsang Phuntshog

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
1991
ISBN
812150581X
LCC
PL3613 .G55 1991
Google Books ID
b3jVISrJayEC
Open Library ID
OL1534080M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
16 MB (16671196 bytes)
Pages
502\502
Topic
Linguistics Foreign
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00
Tibetan;language;orthography

Description

"Half of the words are read by implication." This Tibetan saying explains the main difficulty Westerners face in learning to read Tibetan fluently. This book will allow beginners to understand the logic of Tibetan grammar and syntax through graded readings and narrative explanations. The large glossary, which is indexed by page, will serve as an invaluable reference grammar for readers of Tibetan at all levels.The reading course includes a wide range of modern literary styles from literature, history, current affairs, newspapers, and even communist political essays.

Similar books