Comparative dictionary of Tibetan dialects (CDTD) Volume 2 Roland Bielmeier; Georg L. van Driem; Marianne Volkart: The Comparative.../ Comparative Dictionary of Tibetan Dialects (CDTD) : Vol. 2: Verbs / Roland Bielmeier, Georg L. van Driem, Marianne Volka

This landmark dictionary serves as a basis for historical-comparative research on Tibetan. Conceptualized empirically and etymologically, it builds on extensive data from the Tibetan dialects and establishes the relationship to Written Tibetan. It reflects historical sound change and semantic change in all of linguistic Tibet. Based on historical sound change and geographical distribution, the dictionary applies a new classification of the Tibetan dialects. Volumes in the Trends in Linguistics. Documentation series focus on the presentation of linguistic data. The series addresses the sustained interest in linguistic descriptions, dictionaries, grammars and editions of under-described and hitherto undocumented languages. All world-regions and time periods are represented. Foreword 5 Contents 7 Introduction 9 Research group and fieldwork 12 A short guide 35 Verbs 141 Written Tibetan index 549 Dialects index 589 English index 763 German index 1041