Essentials of Modern Literary Tibetan: A Reading Course and Reference Grammar

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Author: Melvyn C. Goldstein

ISBN-10: 0520076222

ISBN-13: 9780520076228

Category: Asian Languages - Reference

"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...

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"The first really practical general grammar of the language."—F.K. Lehman, University of Illinois