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Author / Creator:	Denwood, Philip.
Imprint:	Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1999.
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 372 pages) : illustrations, map
Language:	English
Series:	London Oriental and African language library, 1382-3485 ; v. 3 London Oriental and African language library ; v. 3.
Subject:	Tibetan language -- Grammar. Tibetan language -- Dialects -- China -- Lhasa. Tibetan language -- Dialects. Tibetan language -- Grammar. China -- Lhasa. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11099652

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ISBN:	9789027283061 9027283060 1556197276 9781556197277 9027238030 9789027238030
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-356) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The Tibetan language comprises a wide range of spoken and written varieties whose known history dates from the 7th century AD to the present day. Its speakers inhabit a vast area in Central Asia and the Himalayas extending into seven modern nation states, while its abundant literature includes much of vital importance to the study of Buddhism. After surveying all the known varieties of Tibetan, including their geographical and historical background, this book concentrates on a phonological and grammatical description of the modern spoken Lhasa dialect, the standard spoken variety. The grammati.
Other form:	Print version: Denwood, Philip. Tibetan. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co. 1999 1556197276

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