Thupten Jinpa. A Modern Tibetan Grammar. The Key Opening the Gateway of Speech

[New Delhi] : Bod-kyi Gtsug-lag Zhib-dpyod-khang, 2010. — 464 p. — ISBN: 9788189165918.A Tibetan grammar written in Tibetan.The result of Thupten Jinpa's study on how to modernize the grammar of literary and classical Tibetan has been published the Institute in December, 2010, in New Delhi. Entitled Bod kyi brda sprod gsar bsgrigs smra sgo'i lde mig (Modern Tibetan Grammar: Opening the Gateway of Speech), this work represents the first ever comprehensive reformulation of classical Tibetan grammar. With systematization of word classifications, reorganization of the particles, as well as systematization of the syntactical rules governing the relations between words, phrases, clauses and sentences, this modern grammar brings the Tibetan grammar in line with established grammars of contemporary languages such as English and French.The Institute plans to organize intensive residential workshops to Tibetan teachers, scholars and students, based on this new grammatical work. Through this, it's hoped that there will be new approach to teaching literary Tibetan to the younger generation, making it possible for many to acquire literary skill more easily.