SUNY Series in Buddhist Studies: The Classical Tibetan Language

Free Shipping Included! SUNY Series in Buddhist Studies: The Classical Tibetan Language by Brand: SUNY Press at Translate This Website. Hurry! Limited time offer. Offer valid only while supplies last. Among Asian languages, Tibetan is second only to Chinese in the depth of its historical record, with texts dating back as far as the eighth and ninth centuries, written in an alphabetic script that preserves the contemporaneous phonological features of the language.The Classical Tibetan Language is the first comprehensive description of the Tibetan language and is distinctive in that it treats the classical Tibetan language on its own terms rather than by means of descriptive categories

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Among Asian languages, Tibetan is second only to Chinese in the depth of its historical record, with texts dating back as far as the eighth and ninth centuries, written in an alphabetic script that preserves the contemporaneous phonological features of the language.The Classical Tibetan Language is the first comprehensive description of the Tibetan language and is distinctive in that it treats the classical Tibetan language on its own terms rather than by means of descriptive categories appropriate to other languages, as has traditionally been the case. Beyer presents the language as a medium of literary expression with great range, power, subtlety, and humor, not as an abstract object. He also deals comprehensively with a wide variety of linguistic phenomena as they are actually encountered in the classical texts, with numerous examples of idioms, common locutions, translation devices, neologisms, and dialectal variations.

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Manufacturer:	SUNY Press
Brand:	Brand: SUNY Press
Publisher:	SUNY Press
Studio:	SUNY Press
EAN:	9780791411001
Item Weight:	1.66 pounds
Item Size:	1.2 x 9 x 9 inches
Package Weight:	1.94 pounds
Package Size:	6 x 1.2 x 1.2 inches

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