Registers
Like many languages, Standard Tibetan has a variety of language registers:
- Phal-skad ("demotic language"): the vernacular speech.
- Zhe-sa ("polite respectful speech"): the formal spoken style, particularly prominent in Lhasa.
- Chos-skad ("religious language"): the literary style in which the scriptures and other classical works are written.
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Famous quotes containing the word registers:
“We may prepare food for our children, chauffeur them around, take them to the movies, buy them toys and ice cream, but nothing registers as deeply as a simple squeeze, cuddle, or pat on the back. There is no greater reassurance of their lovability and worth than to be affectionately touched and held.”
—Stephanie Martson (20th century)