The Classical Tibetan Language

by Stephan Beyer

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791411001
• ISBN13: 9780791411001
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 503 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"