A Tibetan Verb Lexicon: Second Edition, Updated and Expanded

Hackett, Paul G.

ISBN 10: 1559394838 / ISBN 13: 9781559394833

Published by Snow Lion, 2019

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Lower right corner must have had somehting heavy placed on it as there is an indentation, less than 1 by 0.5 inches. Would be As New otherwise.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Tibetan Verb Lexicon: Second Edition, Updated and Expanded
• Publisher: Snow Lion
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1559394838
• ISBN 13: 9781559394833
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dimensions: 1.13W x 6.01H x 8.96D inches 1.13 inches width by 6.01 inches height by 8.96 inches depth
• Weight: 1.55 pounds

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Synopsis

The largest and most comprehensive verb dictionary for the Tibetan language.

With over 4,500 entries of the most frequently used Tibetan verbs, this expanded edition of Hackett’s highly acclaimed Tibetan Verb Lexicon is an incomparable lexical resource. This comprehensive verb dictionary includes various verb forms, verbal collocations, auxiliary constructions together with grammatical information, Sanskrit equivalents, and examples sentences, making it a vital tool for any translator, writer, or scholar who intends to maximize the quality of their work related to the Tibetan language.

About the Author

Paul Hackett specializes in canonical Buddhist philosophy and Tibetan culture, as well as their influence on contemporary alternative religion in America. He is also active in the field of applied computational linguistics and serves as the chair of the Tibetan Information Technology Panel for the International Association for Tibetan Studies. He previously taught Classical Tibetan language at Columbia and Yale universities