This complete textbook on classical Tibetan is suitable for beginning or intermediate students.
It begins with rules for reading writing and pronouncing Tibetan, gradually carrying the reader through the patterns seen in the formation of words and into the repeating patterns of Tibetan phrases, clauses, and sentences.
Students with prior experience will find the seven appendices--which review the rules of pronunciation grammar and syntax--provide an indispensable reference.
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