Hill, Nathan W. (2010) 'Personal Pronouns in Old Tibetan.' Journal Asiatique, 298 (2). pp. 549-571.
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Abstract
The pronominal systems of early forms of Tibetan remain virtually unexplored. Old Tibetan has three first person singular pronouns ṅa, bdag, and kho-bo, as well as three first person plural pronouns ṅed, bdag-cag, and ḥo-skol. The second person pronouns include two singulars khyod and khyo(n)-ḥdaḥ and a plural khyed. The current study uncovers three third person pronouns kho-na, mo-na, and khoṅ-ta. Old Tibetan also has a reflexive pronoun raṅ. Through the examination of attested examples of each of these pronouns in Old Tibetan literature, this article attempts to distinguish the meanings among these diverse forms.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Keywords: | Old Tibetan, personal pronouns |
| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Departments and Subunits > Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures Legacy Departments > Faculty of Languages and Cultures > Department of the Languages and Cultures of China and Inner Asia |
| ISSN: | 0021762X |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.2143/JA.298.14.2062444 |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2011 15:41 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/11618 |
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