Spoken Tibetan: practical exercises. Volume 1

Presentation

This book aims at the practical acquisition of the basics of the spoken and written Tibetan language, in its so-called "common" or "standard" variant, i.e. the language spoken in the diaspora and largely based on Lhasa Tibetan. Aimed at absolute beginners, the book's theory and detailed grammatical explanations are based on the Manuel de tibétain standard by Nicolas Tournadre and Sangda Dorje (L'Asiathèque, 2009), supplemented by a wealth of exercises for using the language in everyday communicative situations.

Progressive, it comprises twelve lessons structured around communicative objectives and grammatical points. Each lesson includes a vocabulary list, a summary of essential grammar points whenever necessary, and exercises presented according to the four fundamental language skills: reading comprehension, writing, listening comprehension and speaking. Recordings are available for dialogues and some exercises, and an answer key is provided at the end of each lesson for most exercises

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Authors

Camille Simon is a lecturer in linguistics at the Université de Picardie Jules Verne and has been teaching Tibetan at Inalco since 2013. Her research focuses on the description of Tibetan and Turkic languages and on language contact in Tibet.

Françoise Robin, a specialist in Tibetan language and literature, is a university professor at Inalco. For over twenty years, her research has regularly taken her to Tibet, focusing on Tibetan literature, cinema and feminism. They are extended by her literary translation and subtitling activities.

Nyima Dorjee was born in Lhasa in 1979. Arriving in India in 1995, he studied at Delhi University, before moving to France, where he obtained political refugee status. He was a Tibetan language tutor at Inalco from 2016 to 2022. He is very involved in associations working for Tibetan refugees, notably as an interpreter and translator.

242 pages
17 x 24 cm
Publication: 13/06/2023
ISBN: 9782858313679