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A Tibetan English Dictionary

 
H. Jaschke (Author)
Synopsis

The Present Dictionary is an attempt to give a rational account of values and meanings of words in Tibetan language, to distinguish the various transitions in periods of literature and varieties of dialect, and to make sure of each step by the help o accurate and copious illustrations and examples.

The author has not restricted himself only to the Classical Period of the Tibetan literature. He has endeavored to deal with the Tibetan language as a whole. His dictionary derives its matter and principles equally from the literature and from the speech of the people. Each word has been made the object of observation in its relation to the content as it occurs in books, and in its value and place among others when it is used in common conversation. But in the latter case it has been an uphill task, since the spoken language has as many dialects as the country its provinces. However an attempts has been made to define the range and fix the meaning of current words as far as possible.

A number of diacritical marks have been used, following the system of Prof. Lepsius, for the exact pronunciation of Tibetan letters and words. The marks are of manifest description and cannot be startling to any general reader. The book is documented with Introduction which contains Tibetan Alphabet, phonetic table for comparing the different dialects, abbreviations and the method of pronunciation. To increase its usefulness, the author has added at the end an English-Tibetan Vocabulary which will be welcomed by the readers and will be serviceable to the general cause of learning the Tibetan language.

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Bibliographic information

Title A Tibetan English Dictionary
Author H. Jaschke
Format Hardcover
Date published: 31.12.2007
Edition 1st. ed.
Language: English
isbn 9788120803213
length 693p., 9.0 inch X 5.7 inch