Pragmatics in Old Tibetan: Investigations Based on Several Dunhuang Texts
(2022)
Thesis
Cairangsanzhou, T. S. Pragmatics in Old Tibetan: Investigations Based on Several Dunhuang Texts. (Thesis). SOAS University of London
Historical Pragmatics is uncharted territory in Old Tibetan studies. This dissertation explores pragmatics in the Old Tibetan (8th to 11th centuries) as a language represented in texts discovered in Cave 17 in Dunhuang. This dissertation attempts to... Read More about Pragmatics in Old Tibetan: Investigations Based on Several Dunhuang Texts.