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Manual of standard Tibetan : language and civilization : introduction to standad Tibetan (spoken and written) followed by an appendix on classical literary Tibetan / by Nicolas Tournadre and Sangda Dorje ; translated by Charles Ramble ; foreword by Matthew Kapstein.

Van Pelt Library PL3613 .T68 2003 1 v. + CD 1-2
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Tournadre, Nicolas.
Contributor:
Gsang-bdag-rdo-rje, Rdo-dgon, 1945-
Allan and Philip Carlson Memorial Fund.
Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
Standardized Title:
Manuel de tibétain standard. English
Language:
English
French
Tibetan
Subjects (All):
Tibetan language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.
Tibetan language.
Tibetan language--Spoken Tibetan.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Civilization.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China).
Genre:
Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.
Textbooks.
Physical Description:
563 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm + 2 audio discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Place of Publication:
Ithaca, N.Y. : Snow Lion Publications, [2003]
Language Note:
English and Tibetan.
Summary:
The Manual of Standard Tibetan presents the everyday speech of Lhasa as it is currently used in Tibet as well as amongst the Tibetan diaspora. It aims not only to place the language in its natural context, but also to highlight along the way key aspects of Tibetan civilization and Vajrayana Buddhism. The Manual, which consists of forty-one lessons, is illustrated with many drawings and photographs, and also includes two previously unpublished maps. Two CDs provide an essential oral complement to the Manual. A detailed introduction presents a linguistic overview of spoken and written Tibetan, and a lengthy appendix outlines the differences between literary and spoken Tibetan.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [557]-563) and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Allan and Philip Carlson Memorial Fund.
ISBN:
1559391898
OCLC:
53477676

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