- A completete introduction to colloquial Tibetan.
- Progressive lessons that cover phonetics, the wirting system, grammar and syntax.
- Phonetic transcriptions representing actual sounds
- execises at the end of each lesson
- A series of thirty-two conversational execises
- Several exmples of Tibetan script
Sir Charles Bell's Grammar serves as a practical introduction to what has become one of the more important languages in the Sino-Tibetan group now to be found in Nepal, Sikkim and areas of North Eastern India (especially with the influx of Tibetan refugees following the Chinese repressions in Tibet). The book will serve as a very useable, practical introduction for non- linguists, being one of the few comprehensive grammars of the realms of Tibetan literature, art, philosophy and religion, making it easier for the reader to explore and absorb the vast knowledge that lies hidden there.
Sir Charles Bell the foremost authority of his times on Tibet and its culture was at one time British resident in Lhasa. Other books by the author include the Religion of Tibet the People of Tibet Past and Present and Portrait of a Dalai Lama.
