This folder contains a selection of summary articles on classical Tibetan grammar. Most of this information is taken from the works of Joe Wilson, Paul Hackett, and Craig Preston.
Usage of Declensions folder – summary of the use of case marking particles taken from Wilson Appendix 4
Verb Classification folder – summary of the usage of the different verb classes, taken from Wilson Appendix 5
Core Paradigms – the “most important” paradigms for learning classical Tibetan according to the Wilson system
Wilson Verb Types Summary – a summary of the eight verb classes according to the Wilson system with example paradigms
Eight Cases and Eight Verb Types – a summary of the eight verb classes and eight verb types
Dictionary Order – how Tibetan words are ordered in dictionaries
Hackett on Declensions – Paul Hackett's summary of case usages
Indigenous Tibetan Verb Classification – an intro into how Tibetans think about verb classes, particularly volitional vs non-volitional and same vs different verb types
Noun Phrases – a summary of the nine types of noun phrases
Wilson Cross Reference – Craig Preston's cross reference index for finding different topics in Joe Wilson's Translating Buddhism From Tibetan