Final auxiliary verbs in literary Tibetan and in the dialects

The aim of this paper is to present the main characteristics of the final auxiliary verbs in Tibetan. From the panchronic and pandialectal points of view, final auxiliary verbs play an essential role within the verbal system. The Tibetan auxiliary verb may be defined throughout the centuries and the...

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Main Authors: Tournadre, Nicolas, Jiatso, Konchok
Other Authors: CNRS, Paris
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178063
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to present the main characteristics of the final auxiliary verbs in Tibetan. From the panchronic and pandialectal points of view, final auxiliary verbs play an essential role within the verbal system. The Tibetan auxiliary verb may be defined throughout the centuries and the various regions by the following general morphogenetic, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic features: