Manual of Standard Tibetan
Language and Civilization
By Sangda Dorje
By Nicolas Tournadre
$80.00
SKU
9781559391894
- Paperback
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The Manual of Standard Tibetan presents the everyday speech of Lhasa as it is currently used in Tibet and among the Tibetan diaspora. It not only places the language in its natural context but also highlights 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 informative political and linguistic maps of Tibet. A link to an audio download of spoken Tibetan is included in the book and provides an essential oral complement to the manual. A detailed introduction presents a linguistic overview of spoken and written Tibetan.