History of the Tibetan linguistic tradition

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  • Мария Олеговна Смирнова St. Petersburg State University, 7-9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article describes the origins and development of Tibetan linguistics from the introduction of writing system in Tibet to the 20th century. The article deals with the origin of the Tibetan writing system and important role of the Indian tradition in the establishment of Tibetan language studies. It also describes the period of translating activity in Tibet and the history of the first Tibetan grammatical treatises and their commentaries.

Keywords:

the history of linguistics, the Tibetan language, the Tibetan linguistic tradition

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Published

2012-06-20

How to Cite

Смирнова, М. О. (2012). History of the Tibetan linguistic tradition. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, (2), 34–41. Retrieved from https://aasjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/2361

Issue

No. 2 (2012)

Section

Linguistics

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